460Cameo, No. 2Hunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46975 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: | 184 x 158/160 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 176 x 127 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'IV' countermark (partial) |
| Medium: | etching and crayon |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | Crayon used for grey background, darker over etched vertical lines above model's back; much lighter left of figures; a lightly drawn area under slanting vertical lines right of model's legs |
| Print tone: | light even residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | fine pitting, mainly in clusters around the figures |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 'N° 3 / 2' possibly by Whistler in crayon on recto at bottom left |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '108', turned 90° clockwise verso bottom right in ink |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3480104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.