Samuel; Moses; David

Maker Unknown

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1868

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions9 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (24.1 x 7 cm.)

DescriptionLeft light shows Samuel in green with patterned yellow lining, holding horn. Central light shows Moses in deep red cloak lined with green over patterned yellow and white, holding stone tablets; right light shows David, in turquoise and red over patterned white and yellow, wearing crown and holding harp. Four trefoils above form circle, themselves containing small circles of red or green. Main lights have quarry grounds with diagonal bands of lettering and coat of arms below in central light.

Inscribedverso center in graphite: "Antwerp / May 16 / 1868"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1219