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The Little Mast

Glasgow Museums
Accession no: PR.1920.10.m

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:John Innes (1859-1929), Glasgow; presented to Glasgow Museums in 1920.  

 

Paper size:268 x 186 mm  
Plate mark size:265 x 186 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching & drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone, carefully wiped at bottom  
Note on foul biting:lower left and right, also slight flecks and texture  
Print note:good impresison, richly inked on mast  

 

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 38-51 mm from left, 1886 butterfly  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1850z11  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.