382York Street, WestminsterLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 270 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1949 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Bought by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Pennell Fund. |
| Paper size: | 127 x 212 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 212 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | many small inclusions (much debris) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | some light marks at right and flecks |
| Print note: | A rich shadowy effect in the doorway |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'C. FISHER Fancy 1. 73' on shop front at left, and '74' above window to right of alley |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly at lower right verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'No. 13.' at lower left verso; '1st State' at lower right verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342) and 'HW' stamp (Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '33639' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2700107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.