255St James's Place, HoundsditchNational Gallery of AustraliaAccession no: 78.527 State: 2/2 |
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| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. H. Whittemore & Co., New York ( stcok no. A 17093). 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: | 111953 |
| Paper size: | 82 x 176 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 80 x 176 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
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| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'M. & E. LEVY' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' (encircled) stamp on verso of tab, in purple ink (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342); collector's stamp 'HW' at centre, in grey-black ink: (Harris G. Whittemore, Lugt 1342A); 'CCC' trefoil stamp on verso in brown ink (C.C. Cunningham). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 17093' on verso, at lower left |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'NXX' on verso, at lower left; at lower right, 1978.527'; '# 604-' on verso, lower right. |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K2900109 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.