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

 

Large Bowl and Cover

Description


                    Large Bowl and Cover, Glasgow Museums
Large Bowl and Cover, Glasgow Museums

The Thompson catalogue described the subject as follows:

'Large Bowl and Cover of very white porcelain; twelve tall upright asters separated by the point of a broad leaf and terminating in two lines; round the neck eight flowers connected by a band of pinnate leaves, the cover similarly ornamented and surmounted by a kylin of unglazed porcelain; round the rim a running band of leaf ornament. Mark, double ring. Height, 10 inches.' 1

Notes:

1: Thompson 1878 [more] , pp. 56-57 (cat. no. 285) repr. pl. 19.

Last updated: 16th March 2021 by Margaret