233The Traghetto, No. 2Hunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46810 State: 7/9 |  |
| 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: | 245 x 305 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 240 x 304 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | Inlaid; very thin, quality paper, fibres fine and even in length. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, darker towards the edges and on the right side |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting throughout; granular etched tone, particularly around seated figures, right windows, arch and right edge |
| 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: | butterfly on verso (not clover leaf as stated on HAG web page), |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Proof before rework' |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 51 mm from left; tab 4 x 13 mm; pencil butterfly of 1886/1887 on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1910203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.