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Wool Carders

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1934.510
State: 3/3

Collection credit:Bryan Lathrop Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 22747). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago, 1910; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934.  
Additional acq. no:14305 (R 533 - old acq no)  

 

Paper size:292 x 234 mm  
Plate mark size:288 x 234 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:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with plate tone, especially on the water  
Note on foul biting:spot at upper left edge--possibly a flaw in plate?  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Circular stamp with Japanese letters and 'B.L.' in graphite (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 22747' at lower left verso'  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Wool Carder [indication?]' at lower centre verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2210302  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.