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

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M.1318
Silver cup

Artist: James McNeill Whistler or Beatrice Whistler
Date: 1891
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler W67
Medium: pencil
Support: pale blue wove paper envelope
Size: 3 15/16 x 4 3/4" (93 x 120 mm)
Signature: none
Inscription: v.: envelope addressed to Whistler

Silver cup

Silver cup was drawn on the envelope containing an unrelated letter, from George Frederick Watts (1817-1904) to Whistler, dated 14 July 1891. 1

Silver cup, Glasgow University Library
Silver cup, Glasgow University Library

The tiny drawing is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1318). The entry has beenbrevised.

Notes:

1: GUW #06070.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret