179Custom HouseNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8484 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919). H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38971). Knoedler & Co., New York (stock no. mk 16290). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10547 |
| Paper size: | 195 x 332 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 82 x 188 mm |
| Note on size: | uneven edges |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | there are diagonal scratches \\\ on the houses at right. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly is rather strange, not by Whistler |
| Collector's mark: | 'J.A.W.' in pencil on verso (J.A. Weir); 'LJR' stamp on verso (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38971' crossed out on recto; 'mk 16290' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | An old six line inscription in pen on verso (it is at right angles to the bottom edge, and cut off at the edge); butterfly 'ip' in unknown hand below platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1500106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.