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The Little Wheelwright's

Private collection
Accession no: -
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Rawlinson collection. Louis B. Dailey (1904-2000), New York; sold at auction, 21 October 2003, Sotheby's, New York; private collection.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone  
Note on foul biting:a lot of dots and pitting  
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:butterfly; no 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:the pencil signature looks rather squashed, not by Whistler  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LBD' blue stamp in square with angled corners (Louis B. Dailey, not in Lugt); 'F' stamp on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'5156' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'20' on verso; 'Rawlinson colln.' on verso  

 

Source of information:Owner's records  
ID:K2450115  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.