57A Sketch of ShippingHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 54943 State: C/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Possibly bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; and given to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
| Paper size: | 144-147 x 217-223 mm |
| Plate mark size: | (154 x 228) mm |
| Note on size: | The paper is trimmed so that it is smaller than the platemark size. It is very unevenly cut. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | laid down on the envelope containing the copper plate so impossible to examine paper fully. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light print tone, particularly at the upper and right edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is very minor pitting. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 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: | 'W127' on recto, at lower right. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1510210 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.