225Fruit StallHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46867 State: 15/21 |  |
| 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: | 224 x 151/147 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 150 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | recto: canvas-like texture; verso: very fine laid lines |
| 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 tone in the water, wiped horizontally; less tone in the centre of the picture; dark tone along the left margin |
| Note on foul biting: | patch of foul biting bottom centre; smaller patches top left and right; pitting on quay and fruit; minor piting in wall above stall |
| Print note: | delicate vertical scratches across plate, probably from cleaning the plate with a cloth; ink reticulation bottom left and along left margin; 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: | butterfly 'imp.' (comma-like mark upper right corner, not on line; pencil) |
| Note on the tab: | 28 mm from left margin, tab 6 x 18 mm; pencil butterfly 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: | K2000607 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.