Christ in majesty
Stained Glass Design
1860 (made)
1860 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This cartoon is for a section of the stained-glass windows made for the church of Holy Cross and St Lawrence at Waltham Abbey in Essex. The windows were made by James Powell & Sons of Whitefriars, London.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Christ in majesty (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache |
| Brief description | 1 of 2 cartoons for stained glass for Waltham Abbey by Edward Burne-Jones, 1860. |
| Physical description | Design for a stained glass depicting Christ in Glory. Central roundel. |
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| Object history | For James Powell & Son, Whitefriars. Stained glass design for Holy Cross and St Lawrence Church, Waltham Abbey, Essex. The east end was remodelled by William Burges in 1859-60. Sir Edward Poynter was responsible for the painted ceiling and Henry Holiday contributed some stained glass also. These are the last cartoons that Burne-Jones made for Powells. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This cartoon is for a section of the stained-glass windows made for the church of Holy Cross and St Lawrence at Waltham Abbey in Essex. The windows were made by James Powell & Sons of Whitefriars, London. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1321-1970 |
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| Record created | January 8, 2004 |
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