Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

 

M.0601
Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876/1878
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession Number: F1907.178
Medium: pencil, pen, black ink and wash
Support: cream wove paper
Size: 8 x 5 3/16" (203 x 312 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: '292 /75 1/4' in an unknown hand

Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover

Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover dates from 1876/1878. It is an illustration in a catalogue of the collection of Henry Thompson (1820-1894). 1

Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover, Freer Gallery of Art
Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover, Freer Gallery of Art

The drawing is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 601).

Notes:

1: Thompson 1878 [more] .

Last updated: 18th March 2021 by Margaret