171Free Trade WharfHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46787 State: 4/8 |  |
| 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: | 199 x 280 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 99 x 187 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | light weight; similar to K0740704 and K0710304. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching with drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown/black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very slight and fairly even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting throughout, particularly concentrated in water |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '[…]CKS', back to front, on roof of wharf building |
| 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: | 'The Little Limehouse [crossed out] / K 163 V'; 'Free Trade Wharf' recto, by Harold Wright, below platemark at left. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1630506 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.