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Cutler Street, Houndsditch

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.333
State: 2/2

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 50069). Louis B. Dailey (1904-2000), New York; sold at auction, 21 October 2003, Sotheby's, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 31 October 2003; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:044.2003  

 

Paper size:180 x 128 mm  
Plate mark size:177 x 128 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:slight overall tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'S. ABRAHAMS' above door left  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:verso: "Cutler Street Houdsditch /" butterfly]"  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of 1887; 30-42 from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LBD' stamp in square with angled corners (Louis B. Dailey, not in Lugt)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 50069'; 'R 10430'  
Misc inscriptions by others:'10', 'Cutler Street. Hound's ditch / WS Res. Mr. B. Oct. 10'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2920206  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.