181ChelseaVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: E.971-1954 State: 5/5 |
| Collection credit: | Bequeathed by Miss R. E. Armstrong |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Published by the Print Sellers' Association. Bequeathed by Miss R. E. Armstrong to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1954. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.2A |
| Paper size: | n/a mm |
| Plate mark size: | 134 x 208 mm |
| Note on size: | mount stuck down so unable to determine paper size |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | mount stuck down so unable to examine paper properly |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | ? |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light, even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting in sky and water |
| Print note: | looks like pure drypoint and yet there is pitting in sky and water - possibly drypoint over etching |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | recto, blind stamp: 'PRINT SELLERS / ASSOCIATION / GY' (see Lugt 2050 - Print Sellers' Association stamp with 'GY' in centre) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1820219 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.