Nativity; Adoration of the Magi; Christ in the Carpenter's Shop; Christ Among the Doctors in the Temple

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. 1893

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions8 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. (21.6 x 9.8 cm.)

DescriptionTwo lights and tracery. Left light shows Nativity - Mary in white, reclining above, Jesus wrapped, lying on floor, Joseph seated by him, angel behind Mary. Below, Adoration scene - Mary holding Jesus, three kings kneeling to right. Right light shows Christ in Carpenter's Shop beside Mary and Joseph - angel with dulcimer at left. Below, Christ among the Doctors, young Christ in white amongst seated figures in Temple. Daisy quarries and green borders. Tracery quatrefoil above with central red flower, four radiating leaves and blue border.

Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "77-1893"; verso center in graphite: "Middleton / Cheyney / 1' "; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 77 March 1893 / Mr. Bowman / Mr. Stokes / Mr. Dearle"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1269