457The MillHarris Schrank Fine Prints (2011)Accession no: n/a State: 2/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Harris Schrank Fine Prints |
| Provenance: | Probably sold by Whistler to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York; Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York. Louis B. Dailey (1904-2000), New York; sold at auction, 21 October 2003, Sotheby's, New York; Harris Schrank Fine Prints, New York, 2006-2008. Harris Schrank Fine Prints, New York, 2010. |
| Paper size: | 163 x 238 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 160 x 238 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: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | some texture at top left |
| Print note: | Burr visible on the figures, new drypoint still dark |
| 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 on verso in pencil. |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st. State / Wunderlich' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LBD' stamp in square with angled corners (Louis B. Dailey, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, dealer's records |
| ID: | K4130104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.