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The Wine Glass

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 27
State: 2/2

Collection credit:Pennell Collection  
Image credit:  
Provenance:E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:119 x 87 mm  
Plate mark size:80 x 53 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:light tan  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:the paper colour is ivory discoloured to light tan  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with retroussage on dark shading  
Note on foul biting:as usual  
Print note:a crisp impression with the fine shading printing clearly  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
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:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'15' at lower right on the recto; '2nd ST.' (the 'nd' superscript and underlined) at lower centre on the recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0270220  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.