455The Dance House: NocturneHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46995 State: 4/6 |  |
| 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: | 276 x 169 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 272 x 169 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | very thin and brittle |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven tone, heavier tone in the foreground, wiped clean in the windows |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting at edges; pitting particularly in foreground; lines broken down in densely worked areas, particularly upper half |
| Print note: | This corresponds to Kennedy's II, which is actually earlier than is state I |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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 14 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.409, II (possibly I)' verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4080108 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.