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The Wine Glass

British Museum
Accession no: 1872-07-13-394
State: 1/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:'The wine glass' bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA49486  

 

Paper size:145 x 111 mm  
Plate mark size:83 x 55 mm  
Note on size:.  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:Edges of the paper are cut. A close examination of the paper was prevented as the etching has been attached to the mount.  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:Crowned circular shield with fesse dancetté and possibly a lion rampant.  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Print tone is used to help create shadow behind the glass.  
Note on foul biting:There is foul biting at the lower corners and at the lower edge.  
Print note:There are a few ink spots within the platemark.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper: 'Whistler' on recto at lower right, below platemark  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:none on recto  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:none on recto  
Dealers' stock nos:none on recto  
Misc inscriptions by others:none on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0270104  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.