358Clothes-Exchange, Houndsditch, No. 1National Gallery of AustraliaAccession no: 78.500 State: 2/2 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. John H. Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago. Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago. Acquired through Robert M. Light, Santa Barbara, CA, by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1978. |
| Additional acq. no: | 111899 |
| Paper size: | 160 x 236 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 156 x 236 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | PRO PATRIA (large; Chicago 246) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | circular dry stamp on recto, lower left corner; 'B.M' stamp in violet ink on verso, at centre right (B. B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); 'J.H.W.' stamp in black ink above tab at lower right (J. H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '4585' on verso, at upper right |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K287', '1978.500' on verso. |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K2870z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.