119The Little Velvet DressHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49990 State: C/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Published in a set of 57 cancelled plates by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Alphonse Wyatt Thibaudeau (ca 1840 - d.1892); Thibaudeau sale, Sotheby's, London, 13 December 1889 (lot 787 or 789), sold to Robert Dunthorne, London, for £0.6.0; acquired by Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip in exchange transaction; bequeathed to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 325 x 250 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 164 x 120 mm |
| Note on size: | The binding presents problems in measuring the width of the paper. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | There is the crown of the Strasbourg Lily (cut off at the binding edge). The front page of the volume, is watermarked: 'MICHALLET' |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is an uneven print tone, creating shadow around the figure, particularly in the upper section. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | There is a mottled effect in the lower left corner where the ink appears to have separated, possibly reacting against another substance (plate not clean?). |
| 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): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | A note on a loose sheet at the front of the volume reads: 'Impressions of 57 cancelled plates published by the Fine Art Society in 1879. A number of these plates were returned to me after the artist's death by Robert Dunthorne of Vigo Street, London in exchange for a number of lithographic proofs. / This volume was also purchased by me from him. / R. Birnie Philip'. Inscribed on the binding of the volume is 'WHISTLER'S ETCHINGS'. In front of volume, : 'R D Dunthorne', 'SN 434 |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1060304 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.