459Cameo, No. 1 (Mother and Child)Art Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.555 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 533 |
| Paper size: | 204 x 158 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 175 x 127 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'Pro Patria' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | Dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | butterfly and 'imp.' in left margin; butterfly, verso, lower right |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st Proof' on verso, lower right |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W244', 'Mother and Child' and '1st Proof' on recto, below image; '144' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3470102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.