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

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M.1502
Mrs Willis bringing in the tea

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1897
Collection: Glasgow University Library
Accession Number: MS Whistler P339
Medium: pen and black ink
Support: white laid paper, yellow embossed monogram 'WH' (William Heinemann) and '4, WHITEHALL COURT/ S.W.', f.s.
Size: 7 7/8 x 6" (199 x 153 mm)
Signature: 'the General' on letter
Inscription: letter from Whistler to R. Birnie Philip

Mrs Willis bringing in the tea

Mrs Willis bringing in the tea was drawn on a letter from Whistler to Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958), postmarked 16 January 1897. 1

Mrs Willis bringing in the tea, Glasgow University Library
Mrs Willis bringing in the tea, Glasgow University Library

It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1502).

Notes:

1: [16 January 1897], GUW #04699.

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