425Booth, Market Place, LochesFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: FSC-GR-653 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold in 1919 through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore, Naugatuck, CT; consigned for sale by a descendant of Whittemore; bought by Mr and Mrs Willard G. Clark and Museum Funds, for the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2002. |
| Paper size: | 82 x 148 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 79 x 148 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | fine laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall tone, slightly heavier at the bottom; horizontal wiping marks at lower right |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; a fingerprint at upper centre |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'BYRRH' on sign above awning |
| 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: | tsb 32-39 mm from left, height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' in graphite pencil upside-down at lower centre (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342); and 'HW' stamp (H.G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '42' at lower left on the verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3880103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.