The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.1351
Stand for a mirror
Date
Stand for a mirror was drawn in an unrelated letter from David Croal Thomson (1855-1930) to Whistler dated 26 November 1892. 1
Stand for a mirror, Glasgow University Library
It was catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1351).
Images
Stand for a mirror, Glasgow University Library
Subject
Description
It shows a rectangular frame on a stand, perhaps for a mirror or screen.
Technique
Technique
Stand for a mirror, Glasgow University Library
The frame was drawn neatly. With its narrow frame and lack of decoration, it resembles other studies or designs by Whistler for furniture, such as r. and v.: Designs for a flower stand m1399.
Conservation History
The letter is on two sides, and discusses various matters, none of which relates to the drawing done upside down on the fourth side.
History
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.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 1351) as 'Stand for a mirror'.
Websites
- The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, 1855-1903, edited by Margaret F. MacDonald, Patricia de Montfort and Nigel Thorp; including The Correspondence of Anna McNeill Whistler, 1855-1880, edited by Georgia Toutziari. Online edition, University of Glasgow, 2003-2004, GUW #05760.
Notes:
1: GUW #05760.