393The Hangman's House, ToursBritish MuseumAccession no: 1968-02-10-2 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Vera Stacey Wainwright (1893-1967); bequeathed to the British Museum, London, 1968. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA52163 |
| Paper size: | 132/134 x 97 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 133 x 97 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: | ? |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone; somewhat darker along the edges, particularly upper left |
| Note on foul biting: | fine scattered pitting on children, less on door and architectural details |
| Print note: | A fine impression; ink reticulation at lower right; light ink spots 15 mm belowthe butterfly |
| 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: | not on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | not on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 13 mm from left, 3 x 10 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3760202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.