Entombment

Maker Unknown, British

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Photograph of a Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS

Dateca. 1877

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.3 x 7 cm.) mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)

DescriptionTwo figures in long robes carrying Christ's body - cave of rocks behind them.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "S.P. 193" recto upper right in graphite: "327" recto below in graphite: "Entombment - Birmingham - S. Martin's Ch - 1877 -" on card: recto upper right in black ink: "52" recto lower right in black ink: "Please return to / Morris & Company / Merton Abbey / Surrey"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1898j