Angels with Scrolls; Christ Ascending
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. 1880
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions11 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (30.2 x 14.9 cm.)
DescriptionThree lancets and tracery. Left lancet shows angel in yellow over white with pink wings, holding scroll. Central lancet shows Christ ascending in white and yellow, hands raised. Right lancet shows angel in yellow over white with pink wings, holding scroll. Square quarry backgrounds. Scrolls and quarry grounds in tracery above.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "T. ARMSTRONG ESQ / 121 CHARLOTTE STREET FITZROY SQ / HALF-INCH-SCALE";
recto upper left in brown ink: "Prescot";
recto upper right in graphite: "PRESCOT";
recto upper right in brown ink: "Sent away July 22 / 80";
recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "24-1880";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Prescott / 1880 / 1/2 / Pg/ 24 July 1880"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1243
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1918
Object number: 2000.5.823
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1895
Object number: 2000.5.1279
Unknown
ca. 1923
Object number: 2000.5.1470
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1927
Object number: 2000.5.980
