235Bead StringersNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8530 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York (stock no. 36557). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10594 |
| Paper size: | 232 x 152 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 152 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian 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: | with pale tone, very slightly darker at left and bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | granular foul biting over the baby and woman behind; small patches and acid drops at upper and lower left and at lower right corner |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '37' above the door |
| 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: | 37 to 53mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 36557' at lower left; '0227-400' (the '400' erased) at lower right, both on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '31' (underlined) at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1980807 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.