Christ the Sower; Ruth the Reaper
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. 1910
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions4 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (11.7 x 6.7 cm.)
DescriptionDesign for stained glass: two lights. Lef tlight shows Christ the sower in red over white, with bag of seeds around his shoulder. Right light shows Ruth the reaper in patterned white over blue, holding ssheaves, others standing around her. Landscape backgrounds. Quarry panels above and below - scroll sketched in below Christ.
Inscribedrecto bottom in pencil by SB: "255-1910"
verso center in pencil: "Alvescote./ 3/4"
verso center in pencil by SB: "Pg 255 Sept 14, 1910/ Mr Titcomb/ Mr Knight/ Mr Watson."
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1405
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Unknown
ca. 1909
Object number: 2000.5.1391
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1927
Object number: 2000.5.979
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.16
William Morris
ca. 1869
Object number: 2000.5.1227