Melchisedek; Samuel

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1889

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions5 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (14.6 x 5.7 cm.)

DescriptionTwo lancets. Left lancet shows Melchisedek in blue lined with orange over white, wearing embroidered cap, holding chalice and plate. Below, scene of Last Supper - Christ at table, others around him. Right lancet shows Samuel in red lined with orange over white, holding horn. Below, scene of Samuel, seated, with Eli - pink banners in background. Daisy quarry grounds - scrolls above heads of main figures.

Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "56-1889"; verso center in graphite: "Walmsley / 1/2"; verso upper center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 56 March 1889 / Mr. Dearle / Mr. Bowman / Mr. Campfield / Mr. Stokes"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1264