129The DeskLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 133 State: 1/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Purchased with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 330 x 210 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 214 x 138 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet was removed from a book; with old Latin inscription on verso |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | PRO PATRIA |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Pale, relatively even tone; inky platemark. |
| Note on foul biting: | at edges |
| Print note: | A soft impression, soft lines with burr. |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1324) and 'HW' ( H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1st State' at lower centre recto; '88' at lower left verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1330102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.