Drawings
Christ Blessing the Children
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- Date
- 1940-1950
- Accession number
- 2000.5.1097
- Maker
- Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
- Designer
- designed by Duncan Dearle(Opens in new tab) (British, 1893–1954)
- Dimensions
- 11 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (28.6 x 18.1 cm.)
- Medium
- watercolor and ink on paper
- Description
- Two lancets and quatrefoil. Left light shows scenes of four women holding children and leading others by the hand. Right light shows woman kneeling holding child, Christ in red over white and figure in blue next to him, blessing children. Christ has his left hand on a child's head. Female figure behind him. Behind, landscape and city with evening sky. Grisaille work above and below. Quatrefoil shows scroll over grisaillework, reading "SUFFER THE / LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME / UNTO ME".
