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House-roofs

Yale University Art Gallery
Accession no: 1960.46.60
State: C/1

Collection credit:Gift of Mrs Hannah D. Rabinowitz  
Image credit:Photo © Yale University Art Gallery  
Provenance:Published in a cancelled set of etchings by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Set given by Mrs Hannah D. Rabinowitz to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, accepted by Director's letter, 21 November 1960.  

 

Paper size:354 x 240 ca mm  
Plate mark size:75 x 125 mm  
Note on size:sheets are irregularly bound  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:no tone  
Note on foul biting:A few speckles, particularly at the edge.  
Print note:very faint  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:possible drypoint inscription rubbed out at bottom right  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:E640101  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.