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High Street, Brussels

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.293
State: 2/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Arthur H. Hahlo, New York, 11 April 1919 ('CEJ); 'July 1919 CEJ'; acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA..  

 

Paper size:128 x 177 mm  
Plate mark size:125 x 177 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:laid down; not examined, hinged  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:slight overall tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:good impression with effective cross-hatching in the doorway.  

 

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:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:Pencil butterfly dates from 1888/1890; 40-51mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3580207  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.