358Clothes-Exchange, Houndsditch, No. 1Library of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 287 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1937 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Sir John C. F. S. Day (1826-1908; Lugt 526), London. Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 157 x 237 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 157 x 237 mm |
| Note on size: | trimmed within platemark |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | paper colour is ivory or off-white discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial PRO PATRIA |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even overall |
| Note on foul biting: | a few scattered flecks |
| Print note: | drypoint=fine additions to shading within and on window and wall above warehouse and fine shading on dogs in foreground; this is not the impression illustrated by Kennedy, although very similar. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | signboard above packing station: 'PHILP & Co. / PACKER' |
| 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 44 to 53 mm; h 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Sir John Day (Lugt 526); 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2584' at upper right verso; '15' in a circle at upper centre verso; 'B7097-350.' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2870208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.