235Bead StringersHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49883 State: Cb/11 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Dr Frederick Mulder, London; sold to the University of Glasgow, February 1972. |
| Paper size: | 277 x 201 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 153 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | fleur de lys, partial |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is most pronounced in the lower left corner and edges. The centre is wiped fairly cleanly. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is minor foul biting at the corners and minor pitting aournd the figures. |
| Print note: | There are sweeping wipes lines evident in the lower left corner. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '37' above the door |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp' (pencil; below platemark) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | no |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '3' on verso, at the upper left corner (in JW's hand?); '13' (in different hand); on mounting paper at lower right: '4'. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1980903 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.