16The KitchenDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 2004.52 |
| Collection credit: | Museum Purchase with funds from Robert and Lisa Katzman |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 45638). Morris Schapiro (1903-1996), Baltimore. Bought by the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 2004. |
| Paper size: | 313 x 199 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 158 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | particularly in lower left foreground and other areas of shadow, wiped clean around window; vertical wipe marks above window |
| Note on foul biting: | particularly in foreground and around edges |
| Print note: | Along upper edge areas of blind printing where ink not pushed into lines fully; scratches from wipe marks in foreground. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171.' |
| 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: | 'MS' stamp, black ink (Morris Shapiro, Lugt 1918) on verso at upper centre |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 45638' on verso; 'MK.37995' on recto, lower left |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'The Kitchen' recto, lower left; 'Coll. M. Shapiro'; '21' [within square]'; '3'. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0240221 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.