Drawings

Adoration; Christ in the Temple; Christ in the Carpenter's Shop

Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1924
Accession number: 2000.5.667
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: designed by Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (14.9 x 26.7 cm.)
Medium: watercolor and ink on paper
Description: Three rectangular panels with two rows of quarries at the top of each and scroll below each scene; first scene at left is the Adoration (Mary seated at right with child in lap the three Magii before her and trees in the background; second scene is Christ in the temple (-various seated figures, are on throne), thrid scene shows angel with T-dulcimer at left, Christ and parents at work in Carpenter's shop.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
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