183Fitzroy SquareHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49934 State: 1/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Frank Short (1857-1945); Frederick Goulding (1842-1909), London. Dr J. A McCallum (1862-1948); given to the University of Glasgow, 1939. |
| Paper size: | 162 x 117 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 93 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light, fairly even print tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There are minor individual pits throughout. |
| Print note: | The paper is creased within the platemark from the printing process. |
| 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: | 'JAMcC' (J. A. McCallum) rectangular stamp in brown ink on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '4.6263 on verso, at lower right |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'This subject, drawn on the grounded plate - left / unbitten by Mr Whistler on acount of accident to / ground - in Mr Way's possession 1904 - was bitten by / Frank Short, who printed & gave me this proof - / F Goulding', inscr. below plate by Frederick Goulding. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | KAp30104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.