384Bird Shop - Seven DialsHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46898 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: | 170 x 138 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 134 x 97 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | recto: a (near) vertical brown line c. 7mm from right margin, verso c. 10 mm from left margin |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam flanked by two lions (see Chicago 1998, no. 15) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light plate tone, slightly darker towards the bottom marking the ground |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered sungle pits across plate |
| Print note: | pattern/texture visible in print tone below and right of figures, which may be the result of the composition of the ink or some substance/dirt on the surface of the plate. |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | 'Nathaniel Sparks / imp.' in pencil on verso. |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2810105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.