358Clothes-Exchange, Houndsditch, No. 1National Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8591 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10655 |
| Paper size: | 162 x 240 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 159 x 240 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'Antique' laid; the paper colour is almost light grey |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | PRO PATRIA |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light, even overall tone, slightly heavier along the top and side edges |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; a vertical scratch near the right plate edge |
| Print note: | warm black ink |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly and a faint second butterfly to the upper left of it |
| 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: | tab 49 to 59 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K287 II' (the II superscript) (by Harold Wright?); 'Old Clothers Exhange Chelsea rare 6 / 6', both at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2880204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.