193The DoorwayHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46814 State: 12/20 |  |
| 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: | 293 x 202 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 293 x 202 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | quartered heart-shaped shield with letters (clockwise) 'V', 'I', 'C', 'E' over 'S WISE & Co / 1823' (see Chicago 1998, no. 320) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | strong tone in the water, except for the bottom corners, and light inking near the right margin |
| Note on foul biting: | granular tone used in arches |
| Print note: | roulette wheel lines running in different directions in top half of water; singular indentations from sand corns or similar particles lower right in water. |
| 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: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: | tab possibly lost, 40 mm from left margin, 14 mm wide |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1880510 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.