Minstrel Figures; Choir of Angels
Designerdesigned by
William Morris
(British, 1834 - 1896)
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1877
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions8 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (21.9 x 16.5 cm.)
DescriptionLunette and two rectangular lights. In half dome, roundel with green foliage background and choir of angels playing violins. Left light shows minstrel figure in green and red over white holding t-shaped dulcimer. Right light shows minstrel figure in blue holding cymbals. All with square quarry grounds with leaf patterns.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "2 Moreton Gardens / South Kensington / 1/2 scale";
recto left side in graphite: "Angel";
recto right side in graphite: "Angel";
recto lower left in black ink: "9 March 1877";
recto lower right in black ink: "The property of Morris & Company / 26 Queen Square / Bloomsbury / London W." [last three lines crossed out and written below them in separate hand, black ink is "Merton Abbey / Surrey";
recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "10-877";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 10 Sept. 1877"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1239
William Morris
ca. 1869
Object number: 2000.5.1227
William Morris
Dec 5, 1872
Object number: 2000.5.403
