Singing Angel; Angel with Palm and Violin

Maker Unknown

Designerdesigned by John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1928

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 x 5 3/8 in. (25.4 x 13.7 cm.)

DescriptionDesign for stained glass: two lights and quatrefoil with angel in white with red wings, holding crown. Left light shows singing angel in white over pink with red wings, singing and holding open book. Right light shows angel in blue over white with red wings, holding palm and violin. Floral ground-cover in foreground. Landscape backgrounds. Plain square quarries in panel below.

Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: D verso center in black ink: Neston P. Ch. / 3/4" = 1 foot verso lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: 1072 recto lower left, raised stamp: MORRIS & COMPANY / (Art-Workers) Ltd. / MERTON ABBEY S. W. 19

Markingsrecto lower left, raised stamp: MORRIS & COMPANY / (Art-Workers) Ltd. / MERTON ABBEY S. W. 19

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1428