Resurrection

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

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1911

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions13 1/2 x 10 in. (34.3 x 25.4 cm.)

DescriptionDesign for stained glass: three lights, circles of blue tracery and six-foil showing two angels with curved pipes - gold wings and white robes. Left light shows angel lifting the lid from Christ's tomb - white robes, orange wings. Soldier in gold and red lying on ground below. Central light shows Christ in white, standing in the tomb. Right light shows angel in white with orange wings, standing behind tomb, soldier in foreground, in gold and green, leaning on spear. Landscape background.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "TONBRIDGE/ ST STEPHEN'S CH/ Scale 3/4 "=1" recto lower right in black ink, same hand: "RETURN TO MORRIS + Co/ MERTON ABBEY/ Surrey." recto lower right in pencil by SB: "263-1911" verso upper left in pencil:" Tonbridge" verso center in pencil by SB: "PG 263 June 16, 1911/ Designed by Mr Dearle/ Mr Stokes/ Mr Titcomb/ Mr Watson.''

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1408