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

 

M.0494
r.: Design for matting; v.: Design for matting

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1873/1875
Collection: Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Accession Number: PD.73-1959
Medium: chalk and pastel
Support: brown paper
Size: 11 1/8-11 3/16 x 7 1/4-7 3/8 (282-284 x 184-187 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

r.: Design for matting; v.: Design for matting

Description

r.: Design for matting, Fitzwilliam Museum
r.: Design for matting, Fitzwilliam Museum

A roughly sketched design for woven matting, with bands of chequered pattern, and some assymetrical star or flower inserts, possibly for Whistler's own studio, or for Aubrey House, Kensington.

Last updated: 26th February 2021 by Margaret