Ascension

Maker 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. 1916

Mediumgraphite on paper

Dimensions93 1/2 x 21 7/8 in. (237.5 x 55.6 cm.)

Description3 standing male figures in long robes, bearded - hands raised, all gazing upwards, figure in foreground is kneeling, back to viewer. Landscape background.

Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: "Siddal" label on outer wrapping of roll in black ink: "(in two rolls) / Siddal Halifax Roll 160 / St. Mark's Ch. East Window / Ascension (Subject) / Mr. Dearle's Design No. 2 roll"; bottom of label, printed in black ink: "FROM MORRIS & COMPANY, / ART-WORKERS LTD. / Merton Abbey, LONDON S.W. 19"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1578