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. 1916/1921

Mediumgraphite on paper

Dimensions80 1/4 x 30 in. (203.8 x 76.2 cm.)

Description3 figures gazing upwards, none of whose faces have been sketched in. The robes of the figure in the foreground are only in outline. Detailed vegetation in foreground and background.

Inscribedon brown outer wrapping: label inscribed in brown ink: "Morningside Roll 192 / (Edinburgh) / Three Light & Tracery / "Ascension" from (Siddal Mr. Dearle's)"; below, printed in black ink: "From MORRIS & COMPANY, / DECORATORS LTD. / Merton Abbey, SURREY."

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1736