Minstrel Angels

Designerdesigned by William Morris (British, 1834 - 1896)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1894

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (25.7 x 8.3 cm.)

DescriptionFour lights arranged in two tiers and tracery. Upper tier: left light shows angel in pink with red wings with mandoline on shoulder; right light shows angel in blue with green wings, with scrolled harp. Lower tier: leftlight shows angel in green over white with blue wings holding dulcimer; right light shows angel in yellow with red wings, playing organ. Quarry grounds, scrolls below figures inscribed in graphite "in heaven their angels do always behold / the face of my father which is in heaven". Tracery lights show multi-colored flowers and foliage.

Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "86-1894"; verso lower center in graphite: "S. Margarets / Ilkley / 3/4"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 86 March 15, 1894 / Mr. Stokes / Mr. Walters / Mr. Wren"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1273