38The Wine GlassBritish MuseumAccession no: 1907-04-08-1 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1907. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49487 |
| Paper size: | 119 x 87 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 83 x 56 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | The paper has a sheen to it and is flecked by a few irregular dark brown fibres. The edges are cut. A close examination was prevented as the etching has been attached to the mount. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is light in the foreground and more pronounced to augment the shadows in the background. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is foul biting at the lower corners and at the lower edge. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | On recto, in pencil, at lower right, below platemark: 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | none on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | none on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | none on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | none on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0270209 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.