455The Dance House: NocturneBritish MuseumAccession no: 1980-11-08-12 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore, Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Emma Regina Martin (ca 1877-1965). Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago.; Thomas Agnew & Sons, London; sold to the British Museum, London, 1980. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA52179 |
| Paper size: | 272 x 168 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 271 x 165 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | thin |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | fine impression with warm colour and misty ribbed effect |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Howard Mansfield' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 42-54mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' blue stamp (H. Mansfield, L.1342); 'HW' (Harris G Whittemore, L.1384a); 'ERM' (E. R. Martin, not in Lugt); 'CCC' trefoil (Charles C. Cunningham, not in Lugt). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4080105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.