Minstrel Angels; Christ Blessing Children
Maker
Unknown
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1870
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions10 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. (27 x 18.1 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lancets and circle tracery showing Christ in Majesty, seated on rainbow, stars around. Right lancet is not filled in. Left lancet shows subjects in three tiers - from top, angel in white with cymbals, angel in white with organ, Christ blessing children. Two trees and blue sky behind angels.
Inscribedrecto lower left in brown ink: "Whiston Church / Prescot / Decr. 30th 1870";
recto lower right in brown ink: "The Property of Morris & Co. / 26 Queen Square / Bloomsbury"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1231
William Morris
ca. 1869
Object number: 2000.5.1227
Unknown, British
n.d.
Object number: 2000.5.660
William Morris
Dec 5, 1872
Object number: 2000.5.403
