39The Music RoomDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 46.170 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Dr and Mrs George Kamperman. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Dr and Mrs George Kamperman to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1946. |
| Paper size: | 201 x 263 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 145 x 215 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | greyish oatmeal |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | Textured with grey and brown flecks. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Very heavily inked, particularly at upper right and lower left corners; wiped clean around lamp. |
| Note on foul biting: | Something odd going on at upper left corner, possibly outline of curtain or acid mark, much pitting around this area; some regular type imprints (fabric?) along left edge; acid spots and fingerprints at lower right corner. |
| Print note: | Surface paper fibres have affected uptake of ink, also scratches from wiping - both particularly evident at upper right corner; mottled effect probably from wiping evident around lamp. |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '[M?]6832' on recto; lower left corner '54'; 'KG89'; '683V' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Music Room 1st [superscript and underlined 'st']' verso, lower right corner; 'Au' [or possibly 'Am']; 'AK' [or possibly 'NK']; 'D' verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0330108 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.