309The Landing Stage, CowesHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46948 State: 1/3 |  |
| 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: | 137 x 94 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 133 x 94 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Uneven tone, light throughout with the exception of the lower left corner and the lower and left edges |
| Note on foul biting: | Slight pitting around figures; slight foul biting around corners and edges where more pronounced |
| Print note: | Slight reticulation of ink and possible finger print at upper right corner |
| 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: | butterfly on verso in lower right corner, pencil |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st- [superscript 'st'] Proof' verso, lower right corner, |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 26 mm from left; tab 4 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.328'; 'Ryde Pier' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3280111 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.