King Alfred

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. 1896

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions5 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (14.6 x 6.4 cm.) mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)

DescriptionKing Alfred, standing, in long robes, holding staff in right hand and book in left; also wearing crown.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "F.P. 485" recto upper right in graphite: "521" recto below in graphite: "King Alfred Morton / Gainsboro 1896" on card: recto upper right in black ink: "95" recto lower right in black ink: "Please return to / Morris & Compy / Merton Abbey, Surrey"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1941e