223The PalacesHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46801 State: 1/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 298 x 393 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 254 x 361 mm |
| Note on size: | paper trimmed only along bottom edge |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | proofing paper; opaque, chalky, thick, pulled fibres, soft, grey tone, possibly proofing paper. An example of ‘China’ paper. The paper was partially trimmed along lower edge; later piece of the same paper was taken and border added along bottom. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Extremely slight, towards the edges; ink residue in the corners, particularly the lower left corner. |
| Note on foul biting: | Slight pitting, particularly in building, also cracking of ground (from possible overheating of plate) in centre. |
| Print note: | Wipe marks evident at left and right edges; on right edge ink doesn't seem to have been applied evenly to edge of plate, 9 mm strip where only minimal lines, possibly due to wiping. |
| 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 on verso, pencil, lower left corner |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st[superscript] proof, before 1' verso, lower left corner; 'no 1' verso, upper left corner |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | Tab 95 mm from left ; tab 4 x 15 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | Butterfly on verso of 1890s |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.187' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870002 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.