136Florence LeylandHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46775 State: 3/11 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bought by the University of Glasgow at auction, Sotheby's, London, 12 July 1960. |
| Paper size: | 278 x 197 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 213 x 137 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japanese |
| Note on the paper: | possibly proofing paper; v. thin; 1870s print, better quality than earlier prints, but it has faded and is lighter in the centre where it was exposed to light; it has been repaired. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight, particularly towards the left |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Vertical lines, probably scratches from plate cleaning; few white marks from paper fibres; beautiful velvet effects from burr. |
| 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): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '4.' recto, below platemark; 'K 110 III of 9 Florence Leyland.' recto, by Harold Wright, below platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1100303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.