263The Barber's Shop, ChelseaHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46625 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
| Paper size: | 167 x 241 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 164 x 241 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'IV' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very slight plate tone, somewhat darker towards the right margin |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting in etched part of plate, particularly in the right half |
| Print note: | Warm brown/black ink. The paper seems to have suffered from a spill of fatty liquid, it is partly darkened |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | signs in window and door on left: 'HAIR CUTTING & SHAVING', 'CUT / 3', 'HAIR / CUT / 2', on the poster advertising a newspaper: 'FRED CARLOS' |
| 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: | 48 mm from left margin, tab 3 x 10 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'RBP' in form of trefoil in circle (Rosalind Birnie Philip, variation on Lugt 405) on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '97' at top left on verso in brown ink |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2710105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.