233The Traghetto, No. 2Hunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49966 State: 9Cb/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: | 242 x 305 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 238 x 304 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, darker towards the edges and on the right side |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting throughout and etched granular tone particularly around figures, right hand windows and arch |
| Print note: | cancelled state |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly; and cancelled with giant radiant 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: | 65 mm from left; tab 3 x 11 mm; pencil butterfly of 1889/1891 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.191 The Traghetto (No.2 [superscript 'o'] / Cancelled Plate' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1910702 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.