453The Long House (The Dyers, Amsterdam)Library of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 406 State: 1/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Source unknown |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 19690). Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT Acquired by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 167 x 268 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 164 x 268 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'W' (?) and other partial initials |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone at left and dark tone at bottom; with speckling from dust in ink at bottom; wiped vertically at bottom, with curving horizontal strokes at the sides above |
| Note on foul biting: | at right top corner and edge |
| Print note: | A fine impression |
| 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 at lower right verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st Proof pulled' (the 'st' superscript) at lower right verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 46-58mm from left, butterfly of 1889/1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 19690' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Longhouse' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4060102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.