Artist: James McNeill Whistler Date: 1900 Collection: The Hunterian Accession Number: GLAHA 46311 Medium: pencil Support: tan tracing paper Size: 176 x 127 mm (6 15/16 x 5") Signature: none Inscription: "Design for 'Pears’ Soap' (The Retort) (never used)" possibly by Harold Wright
A standing nude woman seems to be plucking fruit from a tree, while to right is a child tending a retort. It is not clear if this is intended to be producing soap or cider.
