Drawings
Melchisedek; Samuel
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- Date
- ca. 1889
- Accession number
- 2000.5.1264
- 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 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (14.6 x 5.7 cm.)
- Medium
- watercolor and ink on paper
- Description
- Two lancets. Left lancet shows Melchisedek in blue lined with orange over white, wearing embroidered cap, holding chalice and plate. Below, scene of Last Supper - Christ at table, others around him. Right lancet shows Samuel in red lined with orange over white, holding horn. Below, scene of Samuel, seated, with Eli - pink banners in background. Daisy quarry grounds - scrolls above heads of main figures.
