459Cameo, No. 1 (Mother and Child)Hunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 44507 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: | 179 x 127/128 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 176 x 127 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The watermark is so pronounced it shows through on the recto |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Pro Patria |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even residual tone, slightly darker along the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | fine pitting across etched part of the plate, else clean |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 27 mm from left margin, 3 x 11 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '10-' on verso, bottom right. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3470105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.