61FinetteLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 58 State: 10/14 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938); Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 380 x 263 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 289 x 201 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | soft light overall tone on the background |
| Note on foul biting: | series of acid droplets at upper right |
| Print note: | This appears to be Kennedy's 6th state but is not the impression illustrated in his catalogue (different wiping and ink blotches) |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859.' ('18' very faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' in margin at lower left |
| 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: | 'HM' Howard Mansfield (Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0580603 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.