451The Embroidered CurtainMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 57.531.16 State: 1/10 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Mrs. Charles Pratt, 1957 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 33935). Given by Mrs Charles Pratt to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1957. |
| Paper size: | 242 x 160 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 238 x 160 mm |
| Note on size: | there is a slight bevel |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre 1800; slightly darkened to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone, darker on the water, and slight bubbling of ink along the right edge and bottom left |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | the right edge is slightly blurred; new drypoint in door at right; |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'WATER / te / VUUR' on signboard |
| 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 1890, tiny tab 33-44 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 33935' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4100103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.