172London BridgeHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 57.244 State: 5/6 |
Collection credit: | Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895. |
Image credit: | Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca |
Provenance: | Theodore de Witt; H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock nos. a 4518 and a65712). William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
Paper size: | 214 x 333 mm |
Plate mark size: | 156 x 232 mm |
Note on size: | uneven edge left and bottom |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | 'antique' |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | light overall |
Note on foul biting: | flecks |
Print note: | soft burr on lines |
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: | no |
Note on the tab: |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | 'wpc jr' recto |
Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 45618' (crossed out) 'a65712' verso |
Misc inscriptions by others: | '(99)' verso |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K1530403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.