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The Embroidered Curtain

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1956-362
State: 7/10

Collection credit:Collection Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Gift of R. Birnie Philip  
Image credit:Photo © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1956.  

 

Paper size:241 x 160 mm  
Plate mark size:237 x 160 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:carefully wiped both vertically and horizontally in the water, very expressive  
Note on foul biting:at edges, revealing the bevel  
Print note:  

 

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:30-41 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijksprentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) on verso.  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'From the Collection of Miss R. Birnie Philip (the Artist's Executrix)', and 'undescribed state between V.VI.' written by Harold Wright  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4100506  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.