309The Landing Stage, CowesHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46949 State: 1/3 |
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: | 136 x 95 mm |
Plate mark size: | 133 x 95 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | inlaid |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | Light tone, slightly more pronounced towards the edges, particularly at the right side |
Note on foul biting: | Slight pitting over figures |
Print note: | Mottled effect, particularly at upper right corner, from wiping, ink on scrim leaving residue on plate; polish marks along edges |
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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
Note on the tab: | 29 mm; tab 3 x 10 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | no |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Ryde Pier / (or / Landing Stage / Cowes)'; 'K. 328' on verso |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K3280109 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.