218The PiazzettaHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46802 State: 6/9 |  |
| 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: | 260 x 182 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 255 x 182 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily / F1 (script) (see Chicago 1998, no. 284) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light print tone, uneven, more pronounced in the foreground and sky; the central section wiped fairly clean |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting |
| Print note: | lines, particularly in upper section, rather worn down; diagonal wipe marks in foreground (made with coarse cloth, scratchy effect) |
| 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: | 45 mm from left; tab 5 x 14 mm; pencil butterfly of 1886/1888 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | recto, upper margin of added inlay paper, pencil: fish-like mark or 'x' where lines joined up on one side. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1890306 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.