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 |
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| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
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| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | |
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| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K4100z02 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.