297Bird-Cages, ChelseaNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8585 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10649 |
| Paper size: | 154 x 229 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 229 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is ivory discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Eagle with Basel Crozier |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, very slightly heavier at left |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; vise mark or deep scratches at the lower right corner; three curved scratces below the leftmost rounded-top cage; a long, curving right-left diagonal scratch to left of centre at bottom |
| Print note: | The only drypoint is on the right doorway; this is a state before Kennedy's first and only state |
| 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: | tab 160 to 170 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 30675' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Bird Cages - Chelsea' at lower centre on the verso; '198' at lower right on the verso, both |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2760104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.