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War

Maker Morris and Company (London, British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Photograph of a Cartoon for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS

Dateafter 1920

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions31 1/2 x 14 in. (80 x 35.6 cm.)

DescriptionShows three windows in "War" window for Wilmslow - left light of group of soldiers with banners in landscape; central light of Christ receiving soldier into Paradise, angels behind them; right light of soldier offering one of the fallen a drink - other soldiers behind in landscape background.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Label TextAround 1874, photography was incorporated into the design process for stained glass. Once a small figure drawing was made, it would be photographed and enlarged to suit the size of a particular window. Burne-Jones would then make any needed corrections on the photograph. This process continued to be used by the firm well into the twentieth century. The photographs were numbered and organized into albums for display in the firm's retail shop at 449 Oxford Street in London. Prospective clients were encouraged to consult the albums to help them select suitable subjects for their commissions. The Huntington William Morris Collection contains a number of examples of these large photographs as well as hundreds of small-scale versions.

Object number2000.5.1870