173GreenhitheNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 3/4 |
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Image credit: | |
Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
Paper size: | 200 x 325 mm |
Plate mark size: | 149 x 224 mm |
Note on size: | uneven edges bottom and right - from an old ledger |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | buff |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | yes |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | very light tone |
Note on foul biting: | no |
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: | no |
Note on the tab: |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | '9008' (?) written very small top of recto; '135' top left, '3 -' bottom right recto;old pen writing on verso |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K1650204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.