236TurkeysKupferstichkabinett BerlinAccession no: 255-1910 State: 1/2 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin |
| Provenance: | Kunstsalon Emil Richter, Dresden; sold to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1910, for 800 DM. |
| Paper size: | 213 x 131/134 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 208 x 133 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | solid, mostly even plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | fine pitting across turkeys, the well and the tendrils near top margin |
| Print note: | ink reticulation near bottom edge and in a vertical strip from top to bottom near left margin; fine vertical scratches across plate |
| 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: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | not on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 28mm from left, 5 x 12 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1990115 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
