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Railway Arch, American Square

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 268
State: 2/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division  
Provenance:E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:68 x 162 mm  
Plate mark size:68 x 162 mm  
Note on size:trimmed within platemark; ruled line on tab verso implies that edge was trimmed along line  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:traces near edges  
Note on foul biting:scattered flecks; small patches at lower centre  
Print note:  

 

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:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:butterfly badly rubbed  

 

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:'9578' at upper right verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2680205  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.