Bearded Prophets; Jacob; Ruth
Designerdesigned by
William Morris
(British, 1834 - 1896)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1862
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions9 1/2 x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.6 cm.)
DescriptionFour small figures in tracery showing an unidentifable bearded Prophet with scroll, another similarly unidentifable bearded prophet, Jacob with a ladder, and then Ruth in cap (with her hair done in Florentine style) holding two sheaves to her right.
Inscribedrecto upper right: "SD 26";
recto upper right: "head of Pahr[?]";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Peterborough Church"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.50
![Prophets [?]](/internal/media/dispatcher/19875/thumbnail)
Unknown
ca. 1909
Object number: 2000.5.1391
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1915
Object number: 2000.5.807
