175Temple BarHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46786 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bought by the University of Glasgow from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, July 1970. |
| Paper size: | 333 x 211 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 214 x 137 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Very slight, particularly towards the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | Slight pitting, particularly in buildings where exploited to give texture |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly, recto, below platemark, at lower right, pencil |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | Pencil butterfly of 1879 or 1881. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | traces of inscription, below platemark, bottom right: 'i/-/-/' [?] on recto. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1620303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.