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
Dateca. 1889
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions4 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (12.1 x 6.4 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lights and tracery. Left light shows Good Samaritan, figure in white giving beaker of water to seated figure in white. Right light shows Dorcas, standing in white with yellow wrap, holding red cloth which she's offering to seated figure in white. Both against backgrounds of brown wall, blue sky above. Tracery of blue and red pattern-work, three trefoils surrounded by smaller tracery lights.
Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "60-1889";
verso center in graphite: "Rosslyn Hill / 1/2";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 60 May 23, 1889 / Mr. Dearle / Mr. Bowman / Mr. Campfield"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1263
