260Little DordrechtLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 243 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 137/147 x 237 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 94 x 131 mm |
| Other size: | 97 x 133 to edge of bevel mm |
| Note on size: | deckled edges, uneven |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | discoloured almost to buff/tan; same paper as LC's K244 and K245 |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | lots of dots and flecks throughout; short (6 mm) right-left diagonal scratch on sky, above two leftmost masts, and a weaker curving vertical scratch to right of tall centre mast |
| Print note: | this impression appears to have been printed under great pressure |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2' bottom right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2430110 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.