Charity

Maker Unknown, British

Designerdesigned by Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833 - 1898)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS

Date1865-1866

Mediumsilver nitrate

Dimensions7 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (18.1 x 5.7 cm.) mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)

DescriptionPhotograph of stained glass cartoon: divided in two. Female figure with long hair cascading down her back, in long robes, swinging censer. Hate is at her feet, amidst flames - grimacing.

InscribedInscribed on recto at upper right: 57/ LP 62 at upper left in black ink: L.P. 25 above center in graphite by a separate hand: 57 below left corner in graphite: Charity in brown ink on card at lower right: Please return to/ Morris & Comp y/ Merton Abbey Surrey

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1527D