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This is a circular stained glass design for the south aisle of the Church of All Saints, Selsley, Gloucestershire. It has been suggested that it is a portrait of William Morris. Along with 1904P540 (which it is mounted with) it is the first design Burne-Jones executed for Morris & Co.

  • Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.
  • © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Makers

Association Artist Organisation
Artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones -

Inscriptions

Type Position(s) Method Date(s) Notes
St Peter/ This was the first design made/ by E B Jones for Morris and Co
Title middle right Handwritten 1861 Brown Chalk. not in the artist's hand
 

Exhibitions

Catalogue No. Venue Date(s)
175th Anniversary of St Martin's-on-the-Hill, Scarborough
100 Scarborough Art Gallery 1988 - 1988
 
G F Bodley - The Holiness of Beauty
- Victoria & Albert Museum 2007-11-01 - 2008-02-17
 

Literature

Author(s) Date(s) Publisher Pages
City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings
A E Whitley 1939 Bemrose & Sons Ltd, Derby p. 136
 
Visions of Love and Life
Stephen Wildman 1995 Art Services International p. 194, fig 53
 
Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Elisa Korb, Tessa Sidey 2007 Dan Giles, Ltd., London p. 89

Provenance

Charles Fairfax Murray

Associated people

Name Type
William Morris Depicted

Associated places

Name Type
All Saints, Selsley, Gloucestershire Associated with

Associated organisations

Name Type
Morris & Co Realised by

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