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

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M.1536
Designs for a monogram for Jonathan Sturges

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1898
Collection: Princeton University Library, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Accession Number: Gen MSS [Misc.], CO 140, Box WH, Whistler Folder, subfolder 1-2
Medium: pencil
Support: tissue paper
Size: 7/8-2 5/8 x 1 15/16-5 3/8" (20-67 x 49-137 mm, irregular)
Signature: butterfly
Inscription: none

Designs for a monogram for Jonathan Sturges

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Designs for a monogram for Jonathan Sturges, Princeton University Library
Designs for a monogram for Jonathan Sturges, Princeton University Library

There are ten designs for a seal or signet with the monogram 'JS' on an ellipse. and one for a butterfly. It may be that the most successful designs were cut out of the sheet in order to be engraved.

Last updated: 7th March 2021 by Margaret