Charity
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. 1893
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions9 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (23.2 x 18.1 cm.)
DescriptionSingle light and tracery. Charity in red, right hand on breast, flames issuing from head. Background of quarries, grassy foreground. Scroll label above inscribed "CARITAS". Trefoil above showing flower with three radiating leaves.
Inscribedrecto upper right in black ink: "Ashton Congregational Ch.";
recto upper right in black ink: "40";
recto lower center in black ink: "The property of Morris & Co / Merton Abbey / Surrey";
recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "81-1893";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 31 Sept. 1893 / Mr. Walters / Mr. Wren / Mr. Brown"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1272
Edward Burne-Jones
1899
Object number: 2000.5.653
