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

 

Ewer and Cover

Description


                    Ewer and Cover, Glasgow Museums
Ewer and Cover, Glasgow Museums

The Thompson catalogue described this as one of a pair:

'Pair of Ewers and Covers. On either side a shield-shaped medallion with conventional leaves on a ground of transparent wavy blue; between these, two similar panels; above, a band of ornament terminating on either side in stiff blue leaves; on the neck a band of ornament, the body covered with reticulated pattern; on the spout and handle a running pattern of leaves and flowers with blue dots on either side; on the cover an arabesque design. Height, 7 1/4 inches.' 1

Notes:

1: Thompson 1878 [more] , p. 50 (cat. no. 254) repr. pl. 6.

Last updated: 16th March 2021 by Margaret