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

 

Oviform Pot and cover

Description


                    Oviform Pot and cover, Whereabouts unknown
Oviform Pot and cover, Whereabouts unknown

The Thompson catalogue described the subject as follows:

'No. 331. Pair of Oviform Pots and Covers. In the centre four large and four small shield-shaped medallions connected by an arabesque design on a blue ground; above and below stiff leaves of various sizes; round the neck and foot a band of ornament. Height, 7 ¼ inches.' 1

Notes:

1: Thompson 1878 [more] , p. 66 (cat. no. 331) repr. pl. 26.

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