196The Little MastHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46799 State: 6/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Dr J. A McCallum (1862-1948); given to the University of Glasgow, 1939. |
| Paper size: | 270 x 186 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 267 x 186 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'chine', western paper imitating Asian paper; thin, rather brittle in texture like packing paper. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight tone |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting across image; regular patterning as if with fabric, particularly at right side on building and children. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | Tab 33mm from left; tab 3 x 9 mm; |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso, brown ink stamp: 'JAMc[superscript]C' within rectangular box |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '1444 V.L17.3' [?] verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1850304 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.