384Bird Shop - Seven DialsHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46897 State: 1/1 |  |
| 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: | 137 x 98 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 134 x 98 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight, slightly brittle, 'antique' laid paper, torn at the upper edge and cut the other three. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light over all print tone that is slightly darker in the foreground. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is light pitting, particularly around the figure and bird cages. |
| Print note: | There are horizontal wipe marks in the foreground and very slight reticulation of ink. At the lower left and upper left there are diagonal scratch marks. |
| 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: | butterfly on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | On verso: '1st- [superscript 'st-'] proof' |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 3 x 9 mm, 21 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2810104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.