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Mrs J. Birnie Philip

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 49932
State: 1/1

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:191 x 136 mm  
Plate mark size:101 x 68 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:medium weight, possibly Asian, or pseudo-Asian.  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:There is a light overall tone, that is slightly darker at the edges.  
Note on foul biting:There is pitting around the figure.  
Print note:There are vertical wipe marks.  

 

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' at centre on verso in pencil.  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Mrs. Philip' on recto, at lower left, below platemark,.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:E090101  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.