281Gray's Inn PlaceArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1890 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; bequeathed to his sisters; passed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14895 (R 5750 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 129 x 176 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 176 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Eagle |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | traces of plate tone at the four corners |
| Note on foul biting: | note exploitation of foul biting/open bite to give texture to walls and walkway |
| Print note: | distinct horizontal scratch at left just above the butterfly |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'GREYS INN PLACE' |
| 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: | Pencil butterfly dates from 1887/1888 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'C.B.' (C.L. Buckingham, Lugt 497) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W.285' and '41' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2970202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.