Angels of Paradise; Enoch; Elijah

Designerdesigned by William Morris (British, 1834 - 1896)

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

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1890

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions13 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (35.2 x 26.7 cm.)

DescriptionFour lights arranged in two tiers and quatrefoil above showing angel with scroll. Upper tiers show angels with censors at top of winding paths with two other angels below them. The lower left tier shows Enoch and the lower right tier shows Elijah. Name scrolls above them.

Inscribedrecto upper right in black ink: "Window for Leigh Church / Scale 1/2" = 1'"; recto lower right in black ink: "The property of Morris & Co. / Merton Abbey, Surrey; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "65-1890"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 65 1890 / Designed by Mr. Morris / Mr. Dearle, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Stokes / Mr. Campfield"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.32