Old Dispensation
Maker
Unknown, British
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Photograph of tapestry design
Collections
ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS
Dateca. 1927
Mediumphotograph
Dimensions11 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (29.2 x 16.5 cm.)
mount: 14 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. (37.1 x 22.2 cm.)
DescriptionThree tiers of Gothic compartments; top tier shows The Creation, Adam and Eve with the serpent, sacrifice of Isaac; middle tier shows Moses and the tables of the law, the Israelites in bondage, Elijah and the priests of Baal; bottom tier shows Samuel and Eli, Christ before Pilate, Solomon instructing David in the building of the temple.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "No 188"
recto upper center in black ink: "Old Dispensation Tapestry"
recto written on lower part of design in graphite: "38126"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.2126
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1872
Object number: 2000.5.1236
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