490Flaming ForgeHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 54932 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Plate bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; printed for her by Nathaniel Sparks (1880-1956), Bristol, 1931; this impression bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 237 x 185 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 191 x 151 mm |
| Note on size: | rough edge left; sheet from a book or ledger |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | slightly darkened and dirty at bottom |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'H S' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | distinct even tone, more at the bottom and top; wiped clean on the flames |
| Note on foul biting: | at the bottom right corner |
| Print note: |
| 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): | 'Nathaniel Sparks. Imp.' in pencil on verso |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'flamines aqua' etc. Latin inscription on verso in ink. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | E030108 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.