Joshua; Gideon
Maker
Unknown
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1862
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions11 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (28.6 x 14.6 cm.)
mount (board): 9 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (24.8 x 38.7 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lights with rose 5-foil above with red center showing small head and blue and white lobes. Both show Gothic canopies and broders, with four-square geometric patterns in red, blue and green below figures. Blue backgrounds behind figures. Left light shows Joshua in chain mail, green tunic, holding lance and shield. Right light shows Gideon in red robe over mail, blowing trumpet and holding lamp.
Inscribedrecto upper right in graphite: "SD 23";
recto left side in graphite: "at Searl [not clearly legible]";
recto lower right in black ink: "Design for Stained Glass for East Window, Chancel Aisle, St. Peter's Ch : Cranbourne / Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. 8 Red Lion Sq"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1202
Unknown
ca. 1911
Object number: 2000.5.1410
