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William Morris and Edward Burne Jones 1881 stained glass design artwork

Artists: Edward Burne Jones (Penciller) , William Morris (Colorist)

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Stained glass window at St John�s church, Forfar

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Title:	William Morris and Edward Burne Jones 1881 stained glass design artwork
Artist:	Edward Burne Jones (Penciller)
Artist:	William Morris (Colorist)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Other
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	325
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	8/21/2023
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Description

I've always been a big fan of Edward Burne Jones and the Pre Raphaelite art movement, so was over the moon when we purchased this super rare piece.

The actual window of this design is still in situ at a church in Forfar, Scotland. I'll add a photo too.

William Morris and Edward Burne Jones stained glass design art
Artist: After Edward Burne Jones (1833 � 1898) [designer]; William Morris (1834 � 1896) [designer]; By Morris & Co.
Title: St Mary Magdalene (after Morris); St Peter (after EB-J); Raising of Lazarus (after EB-J); Christ Calling St Peter (after EB-J) stained glass St John's Episcopal Church Forfar, Angus, Scotland. 1881
Medium: watercolour and ink on paper
Size: 240 x 128mm
Inscription:
In ink:
At top: �St JOHNS FORFAR. HALF INCH � SCALE�, in caps.
At bottom: �One of the nave windows. Feb 9 1881. The property of Morris & Co, 26 Queen Square, Bloomsbury�
In pencil:
Alongside panels: L top �Mary M�; L bottom �Entombment� [actually Raising Lazarus]; R top �Peter�; R bottom �calling of Peter�.
Written upwards �Probably new�.
Verso: �Done for East Nave Window in St John�s Church Forfar. 4822. W. Morris 1881�
Signed: possibly; �W. Morris 1881� verso.
Notes: This is the colour design for the stained glass window in St John's Episcopal Church Forfar, Angus, Scotland. This window is still in situ.
St John�s Church Forfar stain glass window info

The window panel on the left has been pasted in to a cut-out section of the card. Presumably the previous image was cut out, hence why it is actually �Raising Lazarus� and not �Entombment� as pencilled.

At Morris & Co the procedure from drawing to finished stained glass was: artists such as Edward Burne Jones [principal designer] and Ford Madox Brown would draw a black & white �cartoon� of their designs; these were handed to William Morris and Philip Webb to coordinate the designs into a complete window and plan the colours and architectural arrangements; these designs would then be executed in glass and lead by specialist craftsmen.

Purchased in an old frame, with the ink & pencil info written on paper affixed to the back. Verso of this back board is details of the framer, John Magee, West Belfast, May 1948. Reference No 028-23.

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/21/2023

The symmetrical design also and takes into consideration the complimentary bible stories being presented and the amount of light it lets into the church. Very exact in the results.

Steel Shredder
Member Since 2022

1 - Posted on 8/22/2023

Marcus Wai wrote:

The symmetrical design also�and takes into consideration the complimentary bible stories being presented and the amount of light it lets into the church.� Very exact in the results.

Glad you like. A lot different to the normal comic stuff on CAF. William Morris of arts & craft fame started Morris & Co, and they were the place to go for the highest class stained glass work, and of course all arts & craft designed work, and they had the best artists in the UK at the time, Edward Burne Jones being the head designer. Many of their windows still survive, and I hope to view this one on a trip to Scotland one day.

Mark Levy
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 12/8/2023

Nice to see fine art on CAF!

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