Composition

Saucer-shaped Dish, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute

Square Canister with square neck, and saucer-shaped Dish, Freer Gallery of Art

This is a preliminary design for Square Canister with square neck, and saucer-shaped Dish [M.0631]. In the final design, Whistler placed the dish more upright, to solve his apparent problem with its perspective.