233The Traghetto, No. 2Hunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46609 State: 8/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
| Paper size: | 243 x 306 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 237 x 304 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily / WR |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, particularly pronounced towards the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting throughout, granular etched tone around window, figures on right and archway |
| Print note: | reticulation of surface ink on left |
| 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: | 'Baby's eyes - rare - ' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 53 mm from left; tab 5 x 12 mm; ; 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: | 'BABY'S EYES' on recto, inlay margin, formerly pencil but now erased leaving only indentation |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1910503 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.