235Bead StringersLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 198. State: 11/11 |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1940 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 227 x 153 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 153 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off white |
| 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: | some tone at the top |
| Note on foul biting: | a few foul biting spots at the bottom |
| Print note: | much shading worn, affecting interior of doorway and modelling of faces |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1888 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'k 7506' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '14' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1980813 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.