311Return to TilburyHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 54873 State: 2/4 |  |
| 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: | 135 x 97 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 132 x 95 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | browned? See condition |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching & drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | overall brown tone, more at edges and foreground |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Slightly grubby looking and perhaps a little darkened. |
| 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 5.' on verso; on recto superscript '0' underlined. |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 3 x 11 mm, 20 mm from left; pencil butterfly of 1887/90 |
| 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: | K3270105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.