89The Open BookHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49940 State: C/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Published in a cancelled set of etchings by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Dr Frederick Mulder, London; sold to the University of Glasgow, February 1972. |
| Paper size: | 378 x 251 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 113 mm |
| Note on size: | The sheet is uneven. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | deckle-edged top and right, left and bottom unevenly cut |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'van G[elder]', script |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | pencil scores in addition to cancel lines |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | Slight pitting etc around edges, particularly lower half. |
| Print note: | from cancelled plate |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1861' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'V' or possibly 'U' on recto, 'Only State Known - The Open Book K. 84.' below platemark, recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0840202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.