235Bead StringersBritish MuseumAccession no: 1929-12-14-9 State: 9/11 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Arthur Haythorne Studd (1863-1919), London; bequeathed to the British Museum, London, 1929. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA52108 |
| Paper size: | 227 x 153 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 153 mm |
| Note on size: | trimmed within platemark, slightly uneven cut at right |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | n/a |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone, unevenly wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | tiny dots and flecks, some scrim or vicemarks at bottom corners |
| Print note: | The ink appears slightly warmer - a cool amber - on this paper; rich effect in shadow |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '37' above the door |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1980703 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.