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273

Little Maunder's

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 54912
State: 1/1

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:86 x 51 mm  
Plate mark size:82 x 51 mm  
Note on size: very slight mark upper left from trimming  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:medium weight. It is discoloured.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Beautifully wiped with more tone at the bottom, very soft.  
Note on foul biting:There are a few minor single pits.  
Print note:There are multi-directional wipe marks evident in the 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 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:3 x 10 mm, 10 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K.279 only state / The Little Maunder's / Fish Shop' on verso, at centre.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2790107  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.