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The Little Mast

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46799
State: 6/8

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Dr J. A McCallum (1862-1948); given to the University of Glasgow, 1939.  

 

Paper size:270 x 186 mm  
Plate mark size:267 x 186 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'chine', western paper imitating Asian paper; thin, rather brittle in texture like packing paper.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:slight tone  
Note on foul biting:pitting across image; regular patterning as if with fabric, particularly at right side on building and children.  
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:Tab 33mm from left; tab 3 x 9 mm;  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:verso, brown ink stamp: 'JAMc[superscript]C' within rectangular box  
Dealers' stock nos:'1444 V.L17.3' [?] verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1850304  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.