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The Smithy

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 54921
State: 6/6

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:180 x 228 mm  
Plate mark size:176 x 228 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:medium weight, 'antique' laid paper.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:Strasbourg Lily (partial)  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:There is a light, fairly even print tone, that is slightly more pronounced at the right side and upper right corner, also in the shadows at the centre.  
Note on foul biting:There is minor foul biting at the lower corners and pitting in the lower half of the composition.  
Print note:The ink is a warm black. There is minor reticulation of ink at the upper right corner and evidence of reworking at the right around the figure at the anvil. There is a light oatmealy texture overall.  

 

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:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:6 x 14 mm; 42 mm from left; butterfly of 1888/1890  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:the butterfly dates from the 1890s - it is tiny  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'The Smithy'; 'K240, V' on verso, at lower centre  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2400507  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.