The Embroidered Curtain / James McNeill Whistler

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Accession Number: 1954/1.407
Title: The Embroidered Curtain
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
Object Creation Date: 1889
Object Creation Place: North and Central America (continent); United States (nation)
Creation Place 1: North and Central America (continent)
Creation Place 2: United States (nation)
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
Inscription: On the plate, at upper left: Butterfly monogram Signed in pencil on tab: Butterfly monogram and imp.
Dimensions: 23.8 cm x 16 cm (9 3/8 in. x 6 5/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Print
Primary Object Type: intaglio print
Primary Keywords: amsterdam; buildings; canals; doorways; stair; water; window
Secondary Keywords: architecture; europe; geography; locality; netherlands; the natural world; waterscapes
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 917 x 1393
File Size: 201 KB
Record: 1954/1.407
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.407/1954_1.407.jpg

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Full citation: "The Embroidered Curtain; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.407/1954_1.407.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.