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

 

M.0600
Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876/1878
Collection: Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY
Accession Number: 69.153
Medium: pen, black ink, and wash
Support: cream Japan paper laid down on card
Size: 6 1/2 x 4 13/16" (166 x 122 mm)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover

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

Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute

The drawing is fully catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 600).

Notes:

1: Thompson 1878 [more] .

Last updated: 18th March 2021 by Margaret