225Fruit StallHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46862 State: 21/21 |  |
| 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: | 230 x 149 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 149 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, sized, 'antique' laid paper; it is inlaid. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | hunting horn in shield with 'HG' below (see Chicago, 1998, no. 181) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a medium print tone that is particularly pronounced in the foreground water. It is more even but still a little patchy over the building and figures, with the lightest area in the centre. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is a mark from the grip of a tool near the centre of the lower edge. There is other foul biting around the edges, individual single pits across the image and areas of finer pitting around the women and awning. |
| Print note: | 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: | 6 x 16 mm; 27 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K200 Fruitstall / VII' on verso, at centre. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2000713 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.