202The BalconyHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46858 State: 17/19 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bought by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., on commission for the University of Glasgow, at auction, Sotheby's, London, 20 May 1971 (lot 179), for £25. |
| Paper size: | 102 x 55 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 102 x 54 (fragment) mm |
| Note on size: | fragment |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting, mainly in the left half of the fragment; slight granular tone on left doorpost |
| Print note: | The portion of the image visible in this fragment conforms to Kennedy's ninth state. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | not within limits of this fragment |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'J M Whistler / K.207 / The Balcony 1886 / (fragment) / (from the Collection / of / Miss R. Birnie Philip / the artist's Executrix[)]' verso by Harold Wright |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2070809 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.