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Chancellerie, Loches

Syracuse University Art Galleries
Accession no: 1963.1019
State: 4/7

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Syracuse University Art Galleries  
Provenance:Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. H.Wunderlich & Co., New York, (stock no. a19714). Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963.  

 

Paper size:273 x 164 mm  
Plate mark size:270 x 164 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:antique  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:see photo  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light, slightly dark at right edge  
Note on foul biting:a few dots  
Print note:very fine impression, delicate expressive drypoint in window  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'REMENTS' below window  
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:tab 35-45mm from left; butterfly of 1888  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HM' stamp blue ink on tab (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342) and 'HW' (H.G.Whittemore, Lugt 1384a) stamps on verso.  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K3830403  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.