Mary Virgin; Christ as Love; Saint John

Maker Unknown

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Mary Virgin; Christ as Love; St. John
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1906

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions8 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (22.2 x 14.9 cm.)

DescriptionDesign for stained glass: three lights and three trefoils in tracery above. Left light shows Mary Virgin in white over blue. Central light shows Christ as Love in red, holding cross. Right light shows St John in white over brown Landscape grounds multicolored rose and crown borders. Name scrolls below Mary and John. Drawn across bases of three lights is the reredos - not filled in. Two trefoils at elft and right show crown and sceptre and chalice, respectively - rose and crown borders. Trefoil at upper center shows two angels in white gazing down, with red wings. Black ink traces arch over windows.

Inscribedrecto bottom in pencil: "reredos" verso center in pencil: "Kilverstone/1" verso lower right in pencil by SB: "1090"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1447