225Fruit StallHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46861 State: 19/21 |  |
| 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: | 257/261 x 182/193 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 224 x 149 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | unevenly cut, left edge torn not cut |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Pro Patria |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | plate tone, less in the centre, darker in lower third and in the top left corner |
| Note on foul biting: | patch of foul biting bottom centre; two smaller patches top left and right; pitting on quay and fruit, less on wall above stall |
| Print note: | delicate vertical scratches across plate, probably from cleaning the plate with a cloth; ink reticulation 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso bottom left stamp in red ink: [illegible] |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Venice' recto bottom centre below platemark, erased |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2000704 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.