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Price's Candle Factory

Harris Schrank Fine Prints (2011)
Accession no: n/a
State: 12/13

Collection credit:Harris Schrank Fine Prints  
Image credit:Photo © Harris Schrank Fine Prints  
Provenance:Tracy Dows (New York, 1871-1937, L.2427); acquired by F. Keppel, New York, in 1911. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a65820). Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago. Dr George van Houten; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York 3 May 2007; Harris Schrank Fine Prints, New York. Present whereabouts unknown.  

 

Paper size:161 x 229 mm  
Plate mark size:152 x 229 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japan  
Note on the paper:laid japan  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Pale brown tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Printed with soft burr.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
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:butterfly 'imp'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'CCC' trefoil stamp (C.C. Cunningham) on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 65820' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'1235' on verso; 'Hvx' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, dealer's records  
ID:K1540306  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.