297Bird-Cages, ChelseaHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46628 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
| Paper size: | 154 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | very fine laid lines |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'ID' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | mostly even light plate tone, somewhat darker along the edges, in particular at top left |
| Note on foul biting: | some loose pitting across the etched part of the plate |
| Print note: | seven rainbow-shaped lines in bottom right corner: one group of three longer and stronger lines, one of four slighter ones (marks from clamp?); hairline creases from printing bottom right |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'W. JONES' on board above shop at right, and number '2' on window below; 'AMBER' on newspaper advertising board. |
| 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: | 48 mm from left margin, tab 3 x 10 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: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2760201 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.