Saint Wilfrid
Maker
John Henry Dearle
after E. Burne-Jones's designs for St. David (British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- St. Wilfrid
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1915
Mediumgraphite on paper
Dimensions95 3/4 x 26 7/8 in. (243.2 x 68.3 cm.)
DescriptionStanding figure of St. Wilfrid in cope and mitre, holding crook in right arm, holding open book in both hands. Elaborately decorated mitre and robes. Rolling waves in background - standing on beach, near edge of boat with fishing nets.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "PORTSLADE / Two Light & Tracery / St. Wilfred"
recto upper center in black ink: "NO. 2"
recto upper right in black ink: "1915, Window"
on brown outer wrapping:
label reads in brown ink: "Portslade Roll 158 / St. Andrew's Church / Fig. of St. Wilfred"; in black ink - separate hand: "Mr. Dearle's Design"; on bottom or label printed in black ink: "From MORRIS & COMPANY / DECORATORS LTD. / Merton Abbey, SURREY"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1744
