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The Embroidered Curtain

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 410
State: 9/10

Collection credit:Pennell Fund, 1951  
Image credit:Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division  
Provenance:Colnaghi's, London (stock no. c 29124). Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 7 February 1951.  

 

Paper size:238 x 160 mm  
Plate mark size:238 x 160 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:,light weight paper  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching [and drypoint]  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very pale overall tone, heavier at edges and over bottom of water  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:drypoint on water or fine etching?  

 

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:tab 31-40mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'c 29124' at lower left verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'S 38733' at lower centre verso; 13 Mr 51'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4100604  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.