424Market Women: TurkeysLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 386 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Source unknown |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 19720). Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Acquired by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 103 x 66 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 100 x 66 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial PRO PATRIA |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light and mottled tone |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | trace of upside-down figure (head and torso) by left turkey; this is the impression illustrated by Kennedy |
| 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: | '1st. Proof.' (the 'st' superscript) at lower right on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 19720' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '386' at lower right verso; 'Market Women Turkeys' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3860102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.