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256

Piccadilly

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 256
State: 1/1

Collection credit:Pennell Fund, 1949  
Image credit:  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 44547). Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Purchased with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:110 x 70 mm  
Plate mark size:110 x 70 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:the sheet was removed from a book, with red dye along top sheet edge  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:effective wiping of tone; with distinct horizontal and vertical wiping marks  
Note on foul biting:a few tiny dots  
Print note:The butterfly plate signature could be drypoint. There is a tiny spot of corrosion or damage to the edge of the plate at upper right.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:at 16 to 26 mm; height 3mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HM' stamp (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) both on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 44547' at lower left verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Piccadilly' at lower left verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2560110  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.