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

 

Oviform Pot and cover

Description


                    Oviform Pot and cover, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Oviform Pot and cover, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute

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.

Last updated: 12th April 2021 by Margaret