151The Silk DressNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1949.5.539 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Harris G. Whittemore, according to E.G. Kennedy (1910). Owned by 1909 by Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York, according to Mansfield (1909). Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-15846 |
| Paper size: | 282 x 206 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 206 x 130 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet was removed from a book with a fragment of an old brown ink inscription at lower right sheet edge (recto) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with uneven tone - darker from upper left to lower right and lighter on either side |
| Note on foul biting: | a few tiny pits |
| Print note: | this is the second state impression illustrated by Kennedy |
| 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: | no |
| Collector's mark: | (Harris G. Whittemore', Lugt 1384a); 'HHB' in pencil (Henry Harper Benedict, Lugt 1298) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1070202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.