Saint Jude; Saint Mary Magdalene

Designerdesigned by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (British, 1828 - 1882)

Designerdesigned by William Morris (British, 1834 - 1896)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

St. Jude; St. Mary Magdalene
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1862

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions5 x 4 1/2 in. (12.7 x 11.4 cm.) mount (board): 33.5 lb., 8 1/8 in. (15.2 kg., 20.6 cm.)

DescriptionTwo lights, left showing St. Jude holding halberd, hands in prayer, wearing brown tunic, set against red background. Right light shows St. Mary Magdalene in white with red and green cloak, facing right, holding vase and wreath - against blue background. Both with Gothic canopies.

Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: "SD 39"; recto lower center in black ink: "Design for Stained Glass, for South Side Langton Ch / Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co 8 Red Lion Sq : London"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1210