Provenance
- 1876/1878: given to Murray Marks (1840-1918), London art dealer;
- 1879: 29 preliminary drawings, 'sketches of blue and white vases, in the collection of Sir H. Thompson' were sold at auction, London, Christie, 7 February 1879 (lot 534) and bought by Pickford Robert Waller (1849-1930) for 1 guinea;
- 1930: bequeathed to his daughter Sybil Christina Waller (1882-1973) ;
- 1965: 29 drawings were sold at Christie's, London, 12 November 1965 (lot 32A), bought by Julius H. Weitzner (1896-1986) , London dealer; 1
- 1969: sold by Knoedler's, New York dealers, to the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute on 19 May 1969.
Exhibitions
It was not, as far as is known, exhibited in Whistler's lifetime.
Notes:
1: Cylindrical Jar [M.0593], Oviform Vase [M.0595] Bottle [M.0597], Bottle [M.0598], Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover [M.0600], Oviform Vase and Cover [M.0602], Large Bowl and Cover [M.0604], Oviform Vase [M.0606], Oviform Vase [M.0607], Oviform Vase [M.0608], Oviform Vase [M.0609], Double Gourd Vase [M.0612], Beaker [M.0614], Beaker [M.0615], Vase with slightly bulging body and expanding neck [M.0619], Cylindrical Vase with thick neck [M.0620], Cylindrical Vase with thick neck [M.0621], Square Canister with long neck [M.0623], Square Canister with expanding neck [M.0625], Globular-shaped Bottle with long neck, and a deep dish [M.0627], Saucer-shaped Dish [M.0629], Square Canister with square neck, and saucer-shaped Dish [M.0630], Plate, Bowl with a cover surmounted by a cup-shaped knob, Globular-shaped Bottle with long neck and Eight-sided Bowl [M.0632], Bottle of compressed globular form [M.0635], Treble-Gourd Vase with long neck, and Bowl with scalloped edge [M.0639], Teapot in the form of a pomegranate [M.0641], Globular Bottle with long thin neck, Cylindrical-shaped Pot with flat cover surmounted by a knob, and Shallow Bowl [M.0643], Oviform Pot and cover [M.0646], Beaker with expanding neck [M.0648], Oviform Vase and cover [M.0650].
Last updated: 18th March 2021 by Margaret
