297Bird-Cages, ChelseaKupferstichkabinett BerlinAccession no: 188-1908 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin |
| Provenance: | Obach & Co., London; sold to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1908 for £25. |
| Paper size: | 153 x 227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 227 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone, darker along left, top and right edges |
| Note on foul biting: | fine pitting across etched parts of plate, mostly on figures |
| Print note: | some ink reticulation on left and right dark edges; black spot on second horizontal line from top edge above façade at right |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'W. JONES' on board above shop at right, and number '2' on window below; 'AMBER' on newspaper advertising board. |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | not on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | 140 mm from left, 2 x 8 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2760108 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.