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The Little Mast

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 185
State: 4/8

Collection credit:Pennell Fund, 1938  
Image credit:Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division  
Provenance:Brooklyn Museum; sold as a duplicate. Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:270 x 189 mm  
Plate mark size:268 x 187 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:pale overall, slightly darker over buildings at left and pavement and figures in foreground  
Note on foul biting:as usual  
Print note:New state  

 

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:at 41 mm; height 7 mm, butterfly of ca 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Stamp of Brooklyn Museum (Lugt suppl.307b). Duplicate stamp: Brooklyn Museum; 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'135' at lower right verso; title (twice), artist and reference numbers on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1850113  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.