321The Cock and the PumpHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46914 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891); probably sold at Sotheby's, London, 3 March 1892 (lot 326), bought by Dunthorne, £5.10.0. Obach & Co., London, sold 1907 to H. Wunderlich & Co. (stock no. a44450, £54.5.9, priced for sale at $450). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York; probably sold through a dealer to a New York collector., 1919. Bought by the University of Glasgow at auction, Morrison, McChlery & Co., Glasgow, 24 April 1970. |
| Paper size: | 222 x 140 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 217 x 140 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?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, more pronounced in the foreground and on the left side, also at the top right corner |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting, particularly around figures; slight foul biting in upper right corner |
| Print note: | wipe marks evident particularly left side and foreground |
| 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: | 27 mm from left; tab 5 x 11 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' verso, black stamp (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 2936). verso, pencil: 'HHB' (script); 'J. H. Hutchinson' within circle blind stamp recto (related to Lugt 2921). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 44450'; 'c.6533'; '6', on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.204 / only state / Cock and Pump' on verso; 'nsx' (=$450) on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3040104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.