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Bead Stringers

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.286
State: 11/11

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Arthur H. Hahlo, New York, 11 April 1919 ('DHE'); 'July1919 DHE'; acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA.  

 

Paper size:234 x 151 mm  
Plate mark size:227 x 151 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):modern laid  
Note on the paper:partly tipped down; hinged - could not examine  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:moderate overall tone, heavier at bottom (wiped vertically from bottom, horizontal wiping at right edge)  
Note on foul biting:at bottom right  
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:pencil butterfly of 1886; 38-54mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1980815  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.