Good Samaritan; Dorcas
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Daten.d.
Mediumwatercolor, ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions7 3/8 x 5 in. (18.7 x 12.7 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lancets. Left lancet shows the Good Samaritan - figure in blue holding food to give to seated figure in white robe. Right lancet shows Dorcas in green offering clothing to fallen woman, seated. Backgrounds of brick walls and foliage. Quarry grounds - panelled circle below figure panels indicate places of scenes of Visiting the Sick at left and Feeding the Hungry at right.
Inscribedrecto upper left in brown ink: "Ravendale Church / half Inch Scale";
recto lower left in brown ink: "Morris & Company / Merton Abbey / Surrey";
recto lower right in brown ink: "The property of Morris & Co. / 26 Queen Square / Bloomsbury / London W." [last three lines crossed out];
recto right side in graphite: "The circles would be inserted here";
recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "10-1877";
verso center in graphite, various calculations
verso lower left in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 10 Dec. 1877 / Pg. 77 May 1893 Circular Windows"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1240
