236TurkeysHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49884 State: Cc/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Dr Frederick Mulder, London; sold to the University of Glasgow, February 1972. |
| Paper size: | 274 x 196 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 206 x 131 mm |
| Note on size: | paper unevenly cut: 271-274 x 190-196 mm; paper discoloured, yellowed. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid (faux Asian?) |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is more pronounced in the foreground where there are curved wipe lines evident. It is also darker around the edges and in the upper right corner. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting across the image, particularly in deeper bitten areas (birds, well, vine). |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp' (pencil; below platemark) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '5' on verso, at the upper left corner (by JW?); on mounting paper at lower right: '5'. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1990303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.