451The Embroidered CurtainKupferstich-Kabinett der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen DresdenAccession no: A 1902-6 State: 10/10 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Photo: Herbert Boswank |
| Provenance: | Sold by Whistler to the Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden in 1901 on occasion of the International Art Exhibition. |
| Paper size: | 240 x 160 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 240 x 160 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid Oriental? |
| Note on the paper: | fibrous with coloured fibres visible on verso |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | narrow frame of tone around print |
| Note on foul biting: | fine pitting and light granular tone across figures, middle ground and water (here partly covered by the etched lines) |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'WATER / te / VUUR' on signboard |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 35 mm from left, 2 x 10 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4100704 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.