. Studio international . the north-east of the ancient churchof St. Frideswide (ChristChurch) in Oxford. Thecolour is gorgeous and, con-sidering the period, must haveamounted in its audacity toa veritable challenge, as it is LI. No. 212.—November, not difficult to understand, if one recalls the kindof window that was being produced by contem-porary stained-glass workers. Every single groupand detail in it is charming if only it could beregarded as a thing by itself, apart from the whole, however, is too kaleidoscopic and toolacking in breadth and decorative effect to be suc-cessful. T
. Studio international . the north-east of the ancient churchof St. Frideswide (ChristChurch) in Oxford. Thecolour is gorgeous and, con-sidering the period, must haveamounted in its audacity toa veritable challenge, as it is LI. No. 212.—November, not difficult to understand, if one recalls the kindof window that was being produced by contem-porary stained-glass workers. Every single groupand detail in it is charming if only it could beregarded as a thing by itself, apart from the whole, however, is too kaleidoscopic and toolacking in breadth and decorative effect to be suc-cessful. The last work of the kind in whichBurne-Jones was engaged for Messrs. Powell wasa large window (i860) of the Creation, forWaltham Abbey. Very shortly afterwards, beforethe close of 1861, the firm of Messrs. Morris,Marshall, Faulkner & Co. came into being. Burne-Jones joined them as one of the original co-operating members, and from that time onward tohis death he continued to design for the firmwhensoever WINDOW IN ROITINGDKAN CHURCH, SUSSEX DESIGNED BY SIR E. BURNB-JONKS 9« Painted Glass designed by Sir E. Burne-foncs circular was put forth in which Morris announced : Weare prepared as heretofore to give estimates for windowsin churches and other buildings, except in the case of suchas can be considered monuments of Ancient Art, theglazing of which we cannot conscientiously undertake, asour doing so would seem to sanction the disastrous practiceof so-called Restoration. To adhere strictly to this noble and self-denying ordin-ance was neither easy nor even always possible. WhatMr. W. J. Mackail calls the casuistry of the matter heexpounds with no little ingenuity in his Life of WilliamMorris. The latter might, nay did, resist the proposal ofDean Stanley to place with the firm an order for glass inWestminster Abbey — a building which Morris held inreverential affection—but he could not refuse compliancewith the wishes of his closest friend, Burne-Tones, for whom
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