Visiting the Prisoners
Maker
Unknown, British
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Photograph of a Cartoon for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS
Daten.d.
Mediumsilver nitrate
Dimensions2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (6.7 x 6.7 cm.)
mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)
DescriptionInside prison cell, two figures on floor near round barred window. Figure on left wearing chain around ankle which is fastened to wall at upper left. Female figure at right reading from a book to which the other bends forward to listen.
InscribedInscribed on recto at upper left in black ink: S. P. 22
above right corner in graphite: 240
beneath left corner: Visiting the Prisoners
Inscribed at lower right on card in black ink: Please return to/ Morris & Comp/ Merton Abbey/ Surrey
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1809F
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1936
Object number: 2000.5.493
Unknown, British
ca. 1936
Object number: 2000.5.2872
