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Dry Docks, Southampton

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46932
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:68 x 176 mm  
Plate mark size:65 x 176 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:inlaid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:fleur de lys or Strasbourg Lily (see Chicago 1998, nos 284-301)  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:uneven, particularly pronounced in the foreground  
Note on foul biting:pitting throughout  
Print note:wipe marks in foreground; mottled effect, particularly in sky, from wiping, ink on scrim leaving residue on plate  

 

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:43 mm from left; tab 3 x 12 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.322. Dry Dock, Southampton' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3220001  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.