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.