233The Traghetto, No. 2Hunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46811 State: 4/9 |  |
| 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: | 247 x 305 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 242 x 304 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, lighter towards the upper sections |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting throughout |
| Print note: | unusual 'webbed' lines around lower part of arch; Ian McNicol (Glasgow Print Studio) thinks these are caused by Whistler having 'stopped out' an area with acid-proof varnish, evidence of ground having broken down around edges; Peter Black (Print Curator, Hunterian Art Gallery) also think the marks to be on the plate rather than the paper; scrim marks also evident; in later state this area appears to be burnished out, although faint ghost of lines evident in GLAHA 46808, K191 III; other ink patches throughout, particularly towards lower and right edges; one particularly noticeable mark at lower left corner; polish marks evident particularly at lower and right edges. |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 58 mm from left; tab 4 x 13 mm; ; butterfly of 1888/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | fish-like mark, or 'x' with one side joined up (see K1890306, which has the same, except the other way around) on recto, on inlay mount, upper margin, pencil |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K191, III The Traghetto (No.2 [superscript 'o'])' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1910316 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.