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Mallarmé

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 54939
State: C/1

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Plate bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958; printed in 1970s at the Glasgow Print Studio by Beth Fisher (b. 1944).  

 

Paper size:114 x 75 mm  
Plate mark size:97 x 67 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:medium weight, regular, modern, machine-made. Its left, right and lower edges are roughly torn.  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:There is a medium, uneven print tone - rather blotchy effect.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:There is slight reticulation of ink, particularly around the head.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'7' on recto, at lower right of margin.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:E200208  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.