Prayer

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. 1900

Mediumgraphite and ink on paper

Dimensions48 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (123.2 x 54.6 cm.)

DescriptionFemale figure in long robes, hands pressed together in prayer. Drawn within large rectangle outlined in black.

Inscribedrecto upper right in graphite: "Prayer" recto lower right in graphite: "J H Dearle" recto lower right in black ink: "Rugby School Chapel" verso upper center in graphite - SB?: "Rugby School Chapel Roll 69" inscriptions on outer wrapping: central label in brown ink reads: "Rugby School Chapel Roll 69 / Prayer / Mr. Dearle's design" printed below in black ink: "From MORRIS & COMPANY, / Merton Abbey, SURREY"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1597