18The Unsafe TenementNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8403 State: 2/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10465 |
| Paper size: | 222 x 285 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 157 x 224 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japanese |
| Note on the paper: | fibrous inclusions |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | heavy at lower left and lower centre; upon the plate edges at upper left and upper right. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' ('s' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'C.13412' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.17 II' The Unsafe Tenement' (Harold Wright's hand) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0170209 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.