273Little Maunder'sHunterian Art GalleryAccession 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.