236TurkeysHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46847 State: 2/2 |
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: | 214 x 132 mm |
Plate mark size: | 208 x 132 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | buff |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | inlaid; discoloured from ivory |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | uneven, more pronounced in the foreground |
Note on foul biting: | pitting throughout, particularly around turkeys |
Print note: | wipe marks evident in foreground |
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 [no 'imp.'] |
Note on the tab: | 25 mm from left; tab 6 x 16 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: | no |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K1990203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.