Saint Cecilia; Saint Catherine

Maker Unknown

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

St. Cecilia; St. Catherine
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1909

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions7 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (19.7 x 7.9 cm.)

DescriptionDesign for stained glass: two lights and tracery. Left light shows St Cecili in white over red, holding organ. Right light shows St Catherine in white over blue, crowned, holding pen and book. Both figures standing on foregrounds of lilies of the valley, against backgrounds of lilies and white rose-hedge; panels of briar rose below and long scroll. Tracery contains seraph heads and blue wings. Name scrolls above figures.

Inscribedrecto lower right in pencil by SB :"246-1909" verso center in pencil: "Oxted p. ch/ 1/2' verso bottom in pencil by SB: "pg. 246 Nov 10, 1909/ Mr Titcomb/ Mr Stokes/ Mr Knight/ Mr Howard/ Mr Watson.'

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1386