276Jubilee Place, ChelseaLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 274 State: 1/1 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1941 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 141 x 22 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 141 x 222 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | many small inclusions (much debris) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall |
| Note on foul biting: | considerable, scattered |
| Print note: | This is the impression of the first state illustrated by Kennedy |
| 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: | butterfly in pencil on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'No 2' at lower left verso; 'Chosen Proof' at lower right verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | at 37 to 47 mm; h 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'W.H.B' in script (possibly W.H. Bustin, Jr, not in Lugt); 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Jubilee Place 274' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2740102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
