Hope

Maker Unknown

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Saint Paul
Design for Stained Glass
St. Paul

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1909

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions5 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (13 x 7.9 cm.)

DescriptionDesign for stained glass: single light. Figure of Hope in olive lined gold over russet, facing right, holding open book. Scrolled foliage behind on yellow speckled ground.

Inscribedrecto right side in black ink: North Wi recto lower right in black ink: RETURN TO MORRIS & CO. / MERTON ABBEY / Surrey recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: 245-1909 verso top in graphite: Keston / 1/2 verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: Pg. 245 Sept. 21, 1909 / Mr. Stokes / Mr. Knight / Mr. Howard / Mr. Watson

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1384