297Bird-Cages, ChelseaPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 1/2 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 151 x 227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone, with slight texturing at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | delicate light drypoint in door shadows |
| 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: | 'No. 11' and '1st state' |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | no |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'a select impression' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records |
| ID: | K2760109 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.