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Bead Stringers

Library of Congress
Accession 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.