Joshua Crossing the Jordan
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
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1909
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions8 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (21.9 x 14.6 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for stained glass: composition is shown across all three lights - foliate3d scrollwork in tracery and yellow speckled ground. Left light shows robed figures carrying gold coffer ornamented with angels- see behind. Central light shows Joshua in red over orange armor, holding shield and red banner - troops of figures with horns behind him and sea in bacground. Right light shows figures in foreground picking up boulders - troops of figures with horns and banners behind them and sea in background. Panels of foliated scroll work above and below, with blank shields and scrolls below.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "GUIL SBOROUGH/ NORTHAMPTON/Scale 3/4 =1"
recto lower right in pencil by SB: "240-1909"
verso center in pencil: "Guilsborough/ Northants/ 3/4"
verso in pencil by SB: "pg. 240 April 23, 1909/ Mr Potts/ Mr Stokes/ Mr Titcomb/ Mr Watson/ Mr Howard."
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1373
