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334

Binding the Hair

Library of Congress
Accession no: ?

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:John Caldwell (1882-1907), Pittsburgh, PA. Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT.  

 

Paper size:133 x 95 mm  
Plate mark size:133 x 95 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:the paper colour is ivory discoloured to buff  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:  
Print tone:pale overall tone, slightly lighter at right  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

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:at 22 to 32 mm; height 2 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'JC' in graphite (John Caldwell, not in Lugt) ;'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K.344' at lower right verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3440105  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.