Edward Burne-Jones, Praising Angel Art, Angel Paperweight, Stained Glass Window, Heirloom Rectangle, Glass Paperweight
This glass paperweight features an image of the 1902 "Praising Angel" stained glass window designed by Pre-Raphaelite artist, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and made by Morris & Co. It has a hand-painted black border. The heirloom rectangle paperweight measures 4 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 1" and weighs 14.2 ounces with a signed, matching felt bottom. The design and manufacture of stained glass was one of Morris & Co’s specialties. Burne-Jones originally designed this angel in 1878 for Salisbury Cathedral, but it was popular enough to be reused several times. This version is from a series of eight windows made in 1902 for a house in Kensington belonging to George McCulloch, a mining magnate. The piece is a fragment, with the upper half of the angel playing a harp decorated with an intricate fish-scale pattern. *Please note that my paperweights contain high-quality printed images and not actual stained glass, embroidered fabrics or tapestry.