297Bird-Cages, ChelseaLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 276 State: 1/2 |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1941 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 155 x 229 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 229 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | many tiny paper inclusions; the sheet was removed from a book, with red dye along top and left edges |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | a few scattered flecks; concentric scratches or tool mark at lower right corner |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'W. JONES' on board above shop at right, and number '2' on window below; 'AMBER' on newspaper advertising board. |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly in pencil on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'No 18' at lower left on verso; 'Selected proof.' at lower right verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | at 48 to 57 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2760107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.