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

Provenance

  • 1903: in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to his sister-in-law, Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958);
  • 1955: given by Miss Birnie Philip to the University of Glasgow.

Exhibitions

It was not exhibited in Whistler's lifetime, or indeed at any time.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret