Nativity; Annunciation; Virgin and Child; Minstrel Angels
Designerdesigned by
William Morris
(British, 1834 - 1896)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
DateDec 5, 1872
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions12 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (32.1 x 21.6 cm.)
DescriptionThree lancet windows, with right one not filled in, two other show background foliage on which are shown various minstrel angels. The central light shows the Nativity and below it the Annunciation. The left light shows the Virgin and Child in lower half of light.
Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite by a separate hand: "Nun Monkton"
recto lower left: "Design for East window, Nun Monkton,/ Dec 5th, 1872";
recto lower right: "The property of Morris and Company/ 26 Queen Square, Bloomsbury [this line crossed out]/ Merton Abbey Surrey [underlined]"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.403
William Morris
ca. 1869
Object number: 2000.5.1227
Edward Burne-Jones
1867
Object number: 2000.5.46
