241Lobster Pots - Selsea BillHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 48997 State: C/4 |  |
| 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: | 133 x 213 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 120 x 203 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium - heavy weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is an uneven, medium print tone. It is darker at the left side, upper left and lower left corners, and upper right corner. The plate has been more cleanly wiped in the centre. |
| Note on foul biting: | There are minor single pits particularly around the lobster pots. |
| Print note: | There are vertical wipe marks evident at the lower left corner and diagonal wipe marks at the upper left. There is a mottled effect from wiping at the upper right corner and slight reticulation of ink at the lower left. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Selsea Bill -' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| 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: | '14' upper left verso possibly by Whistler; '14' on recto of secondary support, at lower right corner; 'T' (or possibly fish/and sign, with loop indistinct). |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2350402 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.