454The Square House, AmsterdamLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 404 State: 5/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | Source unrecorded |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by W. H. Bustin, Jr 1910. 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: | 234 x 175 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 230 x 175 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | many tiny paper inclusions (much debris) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | selectively wiped over water in foreground |
| Note on foul biting: | considerable along plate edges; scattered flecks |
| Print note: | A good, rich, imprssion with tone in the water.mostly etching; a few drypoint lines on windows and reflections in water, if any. |
| 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 verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Early State- / Chosen for Howard Mansfield' at lower right verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 42-53 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342) and 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4040107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.