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The Wine Glass

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession 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.