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

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Large Bowl and Cover

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                    Large Bowl and Cover, Glasgow Museums
Large Bowl and Cover, Glasgow Museums

The Thompson catalogue described the subject as follows:

'Large Bowl and Cover of very white porcelain; twelve tall upright asters separated by the point of a broad leaf and terminating in two lines; round the neck eight flowers connected by a band of pinnate leaves, the cover similarly ornamented and surmounted by a kylin of unglazed porcelain; round the rim a running band of leaf ornament. Mark, double ring. Height, 10 inches.' 1

Notes:

1: Thompson 1878 [more] , pp. 56-57 (cat. no. 285) repr. pl. 19.

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