451The Embroidered CurtainHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49901 State: 8/10 |  |
| 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: | |
| Plate mark size: | 238 x 158 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Posthorn (top fragment of crowned hunting horn in shield |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | residual tone along the edges; slightly darker in the lower third; fabric-textured tone (scrim marks?) along the top edge |
| Note on foul biting: | fine pitting visible lighter areas, mostly in the two groups of figures left and right |
| Print note: | ink remnants along bottom edge; small spots of ink in water; complex shading and cross-hatching in water; parts of the windows stopped out, then new lines added (?); richly inked, particularly in upper part (thicker lines); some of the drypoint lines worn out |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'WATER / te / VUUR' on signboard |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 31 mm from left; tab 2 x 9 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: | 'The Embroidered Curtain Amsterdam' on verso at lower centre |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4100602 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.