12FumetteHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46601 State: 5/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
| Paper size: | 250 x 187 (secondary support) mm |
| Plate mark size: | 161 x 109 mm |
| Other size: | 161 x 110 (primary) mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | thin laid 'antique' laid paper inlaid onto brittle, (textured like thin sugar paper) brown flecks and irregular fibres in primary support; laid lines going in opposite directions on primary and secondary support; 3 cut edges, deckle along bottom edge |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light print tone over plate, slightly more concentrated around figure with face and arm wiped more cleanly |
| Note on foul biting: | mark from grip of tool at upper left and lower right corners; pitting across print with regular marks as though from fabric |
| Print note: | There is a left-right diagonal scratch to the right of the head and a zig-zag scratch to the right of the diagonal scratch |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. ['s' reversed] 171.' |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | trefoil in a circle, on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly (pencil) |
| Note on the tab: | 25 mm from left, tab 4 x 9 mm; butterfly of 1888/1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0130405 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.