371The Japanese DressLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 337 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Source unknown |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | P. & D. Colnaghi, London; sold 1896 to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 26897)), for £3 (discounted from £5.5); sold before 1900, possibly to John Caldwell (1882-1907). Pittsburgh, PA. Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Acquired by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 102 x 67 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 99 x 67 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall, darker at lower left and lower right |
| Note on foul biting: | some dots |
| Print note: | This is the impression illustrated by Kennedy |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| 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: | at 12 to 21 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a). John Caldwell (not in Lugt), according to an inscription on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 26897' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'From J. Caldwell / Coll.' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3370102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.