Design for stained glass window roundel showing figure of young man in smock and trousers seated facing in profile to right at left on a work bench, a high-warp tapestry at centre in front of him, one hand picking up spools of thread from the bench, the other holding warp threads of the tapestry , a full size cartoon in background behind him, with view to room in background with spinning wheel at right. For two other cartoons for this panel see BLA487a and BLA 487c, which are working cartoons showing the framing border, inscription scroll and leading lines for the panel. The catalogue card Description is: The drawings show the various stages of the above design for a stained glass window. The scene is similar to that shown in BLA485a-c, a large cartoon in three parts showing the Morris and Co. works at Merton Abbey and the various activities carried out there, which dates from c. 1938.
