297Bird-Cages, ChelseaArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1937.172 State: 1/2 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago. Acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1937 from the Bryan Lathrop Print Sales. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14232 (R 6218 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 156 x 231 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 229 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | cream discoloured to tan |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Unidentified |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'W. JONES' on board above shop at right, and number '2' on window below; 'AMBER' on newspaper advertising board. |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 9727' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'BL Coll.' at lower left verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2760102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
