198The Fishing BoatHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49897 State: C/6 |  |
| 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: | 163 x 232 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 156 x 232 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a medium print tone, wiped slightly more cleanly in the centre. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is slight pitting over the boat. |
| Print note: | There is a mottled effect from wiping at the lower right. There are diagonal wipe marks at the upper left, downward wipe marks at the right and horizontal ones in the foreground. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | tab 6 x 15 mm; 53 mm from left; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '18' on recto of secondary support, at lower right; '18' on verso, at upper left |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2080602 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.