38The Wine GlassHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46714 State: 2/2 |
Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
Provenance: | Bought by the University of Glasgow at auction, Morrison, McChlery & Co., Glasgow, 7 November 1956 (lot 201). |
Paper size: | 236 x 166 mm |
Plate mark size: | 83 x 56 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | cream |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
Note on the paper: | medium weight, fibrous and textured but with a silky sheen. There is a crease down the left side about 20 mm from the edge, as if possibly taken from a bound volume. |
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 print tone. |
Note on foul biting: | There is minor foul biting at the edges. |
Print note: | A dry, worn impression. |
Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
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: | no |
Dealers' stock nos: | 'C.8049 / C.' inscribed on recto, below platemark |
Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W 31', 'K. 27 II', 'The Wine Glass. 31' on recto, below platemark. on verso, below platemark: 'Bt. at auction by Messrs Morrison, McChlery & Co. 7.11.56 (lot 201)', '09.' |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K0270206 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.