Drawings

Saint John; Saint Peter

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: n.d.
Accession number: 2000.5.1467
Makers: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940); Unknown(Opens in new tab) (Unknown)
Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. (31.8 x 16.2 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Design for stained glass: two lights and quatrefoil above with scrolled foliage and shield with red diagonal stripe and two black eagles. Left light shows St John in red over patterned white, holding cup with winged serpent. Foliated patternwork above and below, blue and green drapery background. Tiled floor, shield below. Right light shows St Peter in green lined with red over patterned white, holding crook and sack, and book. Scroll across both bases.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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