451The Embroidered CurtainHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49000 State: 10/10 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 242 x 161 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 239 x 160 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, sized and flecked with brown fibres; it is inlaid. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a fairly even print tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There are individual pits, particularly around the figures, and also areas of finer, denser pitting around the figures and scrim marks around the edges. |
| Print note: | Some areas are so highly worked that lines have broken down. |
| 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: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 2 x 9 mm; 41 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | There is a small illegible pencil mark on the verso at the lower left. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'The Embroidered Curtain, Amsterdam / K.410, VII (?)' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4100z03 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.