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Stained Glass Design

1870s-1880s (made)
Artist/Maker
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (Sir) (maker)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Design for a stained glass window; a quatrefoil with a choir of angels, the centre one holding a dulcimer.


Object details

Categories
Stained Glass
Ecclesiastical Art/Craft
Drawings
Designs
Object type
Stained glass design
Materials and techniques
pencil and wash drawing on paper
Pencil
Wash
Paper (Fiber Product)
Wash Technique
Drawing
Brief description
Choir of angels stained glass design, pencil and wash, Edward Burne-Jones, 1870s-1880s
Physical description
Design for a stained glass window; a quatrefoil with a choir of angels, the centre one holding a dulcimer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.5625in
  • Width: 21in
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. R. Holliday
Subjects depicted
Angels
Quatrefoil
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
  • Sewter, Albert Charles. The Stained Glass of William Morris and His Circle (1974), vol. I plate 236, vol. II p. 133
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2907-1927

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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