Angel Holding Book, c. 1900-1905
(Color Study for Window Over Altar in a “State Industrial School”)
Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper sheet arched
2004.9
Although the specific reform school chapel for which this stained glass design was prepared is unknown, it is typical of the preliminary studies offered to a patron for approval, prior to the execution of the window. After their initial use, such pencil and watercolor sketches for windows were sold to collectors.