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Fruit Stall

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46863
State: 7/21

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:222 x 150 mm  
Plate mark size:225 x 150 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:plate tone, darker in the water/the foreground and on the left edge  
Note on foul biting:a patterned spot (Ø c.8 mm) bottom centre; pitting on quai; minor pitting along left edge; small patch of foul biting top right  
Print note:delicate vertical scratches across plate, probably from cleaning the plate with a cloth; new state  

 

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:no  
Note on the tab:26 mm from left margin, 6 x 15 mm  

 

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:K2000502  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.