359Clothes-Exchange, Houndsditch, No. 2Freer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1889.4 State: 1/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Frederick Keppel & Co. (Keppel receipt, 16 April 1889), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1889; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 228 x 152 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 228 x 152 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper colour is almost buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'PRO PATRIA AS' (see Chicago watermarks 249 and 250) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Some tone, wiped cleaner over the windows; a fingerprint at upper left |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| 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: | butterfly at lower right on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st State. only two / proofs - ' (the 'st' superscript and underlined) at lower right corner on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 105-115 mm from left, height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'F' stamp (C.L. Freer, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W292' at lower left on the verso by C.L. Freer; 'The Clothes Exchange, Houndsditch, London / (The Jews' Quarter)' at lower centre on the verso and 'Marked by the Artist, 1st State, only two proofs. (There are 3 states.)' at lower left on the verso, both and possibly by C.L. Freer; 'Cyxr' (in partial script, 'xr' underlined) at lower right on the verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2880102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.