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Place Daumont, Tours

Syracuse University Art Galleries
Accession no: 1963.0979
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Syracuse University Art Galleries  
Provenance:Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; H. G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963.  

 

Paper size:135 x 98 mm  
Plate mark size:132 x 98 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light overall  
Note on foul biting:a few dots  
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:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'(No8),' and '15', possibly by Whistler  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 66-75mm from left; butterfly of 1887/1888  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark: 'HM 'in graphite pencil,' 'HM' stamp on tab in blue ink (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342) ; 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt) on verso ; 'WS' or 'SM' (?) in pencil (unidentified).  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Place Daumont' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K3690104  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.