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Melon Shop, Houndsditch

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46905
State: 1/5

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:129 x 175 mm  
Plate mark size:126 x 175 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:inlaid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Fairly even, although slightly more pronounced towards the edges  
Note on foul biting:Light pitting throughout, particularly concentrated at lower right corner, seated figures and upper edge.  
Print note:Slight reticulation of ink down left and right sides; slightly mottled effect throughout from wiping, ink on scrim leaving residue on plate; minor wipe marks evident at left and right edges.  

 

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:32 mm from left; tab 3 x 11 mm; pencil butterfly on tab  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K 293 I'; 'Melon Shop Hounds ditch' in different hands on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2930102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.