218The PiazzettaHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49964 State: 9C(a)/9 |  |
| 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: | 256 x 179 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 179 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight; it is inlaid. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg lily / 1814 (Chicago watermark no. 301). |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light print tone that is slightly darker towards the edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is minor foul biting at the edges and heavy pitting around the figures in the square. There are patches of finer dense pitting on the buildings at the right. |
| Print note: | There is ink settled in the ridges of the chain lines at the lower right. The etched and drypoint lines in the sky have broken down slightly. |
| 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: | 3 x 12 mm; 43 mm from left; butterfly of 1888/1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1890701 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.