383Rochester Row, WestminsterArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1924 State: 2/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Sold by Whistler to R.F.Knoedler, 27 July 1888. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 29059). Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; bequeathed to his sisters; passed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14248 (R 5750 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 153 x 227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Foolscap |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with some light plate tone, particularly at lower right |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | There are several tiny spots of ink or other liquid along the top edge of sheet/image. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'DAILY TELEGRAPH' on wall placard |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly at lower right on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'No 14.' at lower left and '1st State - slight burr -' at lower right, both on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | Tiny pencil butterfly dates from 1890s. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | Whose handwriting on verso identifies location and JMW's inscription? MH: the handwriting is unidentified and '1st State' is incorrect |
| Collector's mark: | 'C.B.' (C.L. Buckingham, Lugt 497) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 29059' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Rochester Row, Westminster' at lower left verso; 'The writing at the corner is Whistler's' and '11.' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2690202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.