233The Traghetto, No. 2Hunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46808 State: 5/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 299 x 363 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 242 x 308 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam and 'RK' (opposite way up) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, more pronounced at the lower corners and lower edge |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting throughout |
| Print note: | polish marks evident along left, right and lower edges; foliate lines of tree very worn down. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| 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: | 'c 9717[3?]' on recto, |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'No 2'; 'K.191 III & IV. und' on verso; '8 8 0' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1910303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.