Christ on Cross with Mary and John; Samuel Brought to Eli
Maker
Unknown
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1873
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions10 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (27.6 x 19.7 cm.)
DescriptionRose with seven lobes, showing Christ on Cross with Mary in blue and red and John in green and red. Square quarry grounds with leaf pattern. Rounded main light showing square panel of scene of Samuel brought to Eli, who is lying on a couch. Red shield below; twined green and blue arch around edges of light; square quarry grounds with leaf patterns.
Inscribedrecto lower left in black ink: "Erdington / Design for 2nd of the windows / in the Mortuary Chapel / Oct. 28 1873";
recto lower right in black ink: "The property of Morris & Company / 26 Queen Square / Bloomsbury"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1238
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1930
Object number: 2000.5.1014
William Morris
ca. 1871
Object number: 2000.5.1235
Ford Madox Brown
ca. 1868
Object number: 2000.5.1217
