241Lobster Pots - Selsea BillHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 54918 State: 4/4 |  |
| 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: | 126 x 202 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 120 x 202 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | tan |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight. It appears to have been artificially darkened with a coloured wash, on both sides. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a medium print tone that is a little darker in the foreground and upper corners. |
| Note on foul biting: | There are single pits around the lobster pots. |
| Print note: | There are wipe marks evident, particularly near the edges and a mottled effect at the right side from wiping. There is a fingerprint and smeared ink at the lower left corner showing ivory paper underneath. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Selsea Bill -' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | verso bottom right in pencil: butterfly 'imp' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: | 7 x 13 mm, 62 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | no |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.235, III Lobster Pots.' on verso, at centre. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2350314 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.