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York Street, Westminster

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 54879
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:126 x 216 mm  
Plate mark size:125 x 215 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:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light residual tone, showing at the edges  
Note on foul biting:Slight flecking  
Print note:warm black; slight foxing at the top verso  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'C. FISHER Fancy 1. 73' on shop front at left, and '74' above window to right of alley  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:tab 37 - 48 from left  

 

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:K2700201  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.