Saint John; Salvator Mundi; Saint Paul

Maker Unknown

Designerdesigned by John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

St. John; Salvator Mundi; St. Paul
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1908

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.)

DescriptionDesign for stained glass: three lights and long-stemmed flowers in tracery lights above. Left light shows St John in white over blue, holding cup. Central light shows Salvator Mundi in red over white, holding orb and crown. Right light shows St paul in white over orange holding open book. Tiled floors, green drapery backgrounds, columns and cornices appearing above drapery. Verso has a large sketch of the cusp of a window.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "OVERSTOWEY CH./ Scale 3/4 ''=1'' recto lower right in black ink: "RETURN TO MORRIS + Co. / Merton Abbey/ Surrey" recto left side in pencil: "St John" recto right side in pencil: "Blue?" recto above central light in pencil: "come unto me" recto below right light in pencil: "MATTHEW" recto bottom in pencil : " To the Glory of God- / And in memory of Edward James Stanley (crossed out) Born Dec 16 1826/ died, Sept 28 1907/- come unto me verso upper right in pencil: "Over stowey" verso center in pencil by SB: "pg 236 Nov. 16, 1908/ Mr Potts/ Mr Titcomb/ Mr Howard/ Mr Watson."

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1366