208Nocturne: FurnaceHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46876 State: 4/12 |  |
| 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: | 241 x 305 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 169 x 232 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily / VG (see Chicago, 1998, no. 289 - VG in same position but L not visible (LVG)) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, concentrated in the lower right corner, around the doorway and in the upper left corner |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting, particularly around gondola, lower edge and upper right corner; foul biting along edges |
| Print note: | mottled effect from wiping, ink on scrim leaving residue on plate, e.g. lower left corner; wipe marks evident particularly lower right and upper left corners. |
| 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: | 46 mm from left; tab 8 x 16 mm; 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: | 'K.212, II' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2130203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.