451The Embroidered CurtainNational Gallery of AustraliaAccession no: 78.529 State: 3/10 |
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Provenance: | G. W. Vanderbilt. Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago. Acquired through Robert M. Light, Santa Barbara, CA, by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1978. |
Additional acq. no: | 111957 |
Paper size: | 242 x 158 mm |
Plate mark size: | 238 x 158 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | cream |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | 'tissue' (japanese?) |
Note on the paper: | light weight |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
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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 verso, at lower right centre: butterfly |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Trial proof/ for Wunderlich' on verso, at lower right centre |
Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
Note on the tab: |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
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Collector's mark: | |
Dealers' stock nos: | |
Misc inscriptions by others: |
Source of information: | Museum records |
ID: | K4100z02 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.