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The Embroidered Curtain

Victoria and Albert Museum
Accession no: Circ.75-1969
State: 8/10

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:In Whistler's studio at his death in 1903; bequeathed to Miss R. Birnie Philip; bequeathed to the University of Glasgow, 1958; sold to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 28 February 1969, £500.  
Additional acq. no:EE.1C  

 

Paper size:242 x 161 mm  
Plate mark size:239 x 161 mm  
Note on size:paper size includes tab  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid?  
Note on the paper:due to mounting the determination of the paper type is not definitive  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:tone is absent except at upper edge; tonal effects are obtained by shading and crosshatching  
Note on foul biting:very fine pitting around figures at far left and at right, scrim marks on right window frame  
Print note:  

 

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:on tab  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:31 mm from left, 2 x 11mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4100606  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.