270MarblesNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8588 State: 1/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10652 |
| Paper size: | 135 x 94 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 132 x 94 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | traces of tone near the plate edges |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; remnant of a woman in profile (upside down) at lower left and another remnant at upper centre |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'BATEY' on sign to left of the door. |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Marbles' (partly underlined) at lower right on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 69 to 79 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 32567' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '#26' at lower centre on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2840103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.