King Alfred

Maker Unknown

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Daten.d.

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions15 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (39.4 x 27.6 cm.)

DescriptionDesign for stained glass: round headed light with arched panels above. Figure of King Alfred in russet, blue and green in arched crown. Holding book under left arm, holding knobbed sceptre. Tiled floor - patterned yellow drapery background with square quarried above and name-scroll. Below, panel with helmet, scales and female figure with red scroll and yellow foliage. Arch of panels of vines and flowers above.

InscribedInscribed on recto at lower left in black ink: Sketch design for staircase window/ Upper Landing/ Left Hand Light Inscribed on recto at lower right in black ink by the same hand: Morris + Company/ Merton Abbey - Surrey Inscribed on verso at lower right in graphite by Sandford Berger: 1029

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1311