235Bead StringersHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46846 State: Ca/11 |  |
| 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: | 234 x 154 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 228 x 154 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, more pronounced in the foreground and towards the edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting over figures and towards edges; in upper left corner regular imprint as from fabric |
| Print note: | cancelled state; faint scratches (possibly wipe marks) evident in foreground |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '37' above the door |
| 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: | 40 mm from left; tab 6 x 19 mm; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K198 (Cancelled Plate) / Bead Stringers, Venice' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1980902 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.