Saint Matthew; Saint Mark

Designerdesigned by Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833 - 1898)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass
St. Matthew; St. Mark

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1887

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (25.1 x 19.7 cm.)

DescriptionTwo lights and tracery. Left light shows St. Matthew in blue over red and white, writing in book propped on right knee, angel behind him. Right light shows St. Mark in red and green over gold writing in book, emblem of lion behind. Quarry grounds. Tracery quatrefoil shows quarries.

Inscribedrecto center brown ink: "St. Mark's Church / Woolstone, Southampton"; recto lower right in brown ink: "The property of / Morris & Company / Merton Abbey Works / Surrey"; recto lower left in brown ink: "5 Oct 1885"; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "49-1887"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 49 Jan 1887 / Mr. Dearle / Mr. Bowman / Mr. Stokes / Mr. Campfield"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1254