208Nocturne: FurnaceHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49973 State: Cb/12 |  |
| 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: | 175 x 229 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 168 x 229 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: | rich surface tone, uneven, areas are wiped more clean at the left and around the window and doorway |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting, particularly around gondola and lower edge; some close knit lines broken down around doorway. |
| Print note: | reticulation of ink, particularly along edges; directional wipe marks evident, largely vertical at left and bottom, more horizontal emphasis at right. |
| 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: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 55 mm from left; tab 7 x 14 mm; butterfly of 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.213. Nocturne. Furnace', verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2130803 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.