334Binding the HairLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 344 State: 1/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1952 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 44552). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 133 x 95 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 133 x 95 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | tan |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper colour is cream or ivory discoloured to tan |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone; distinct diagonals and horizontal wiping marks; faint picking at bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | butterfly at lower right verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Binding the hair' at lower centre verso; '1st proof' (the 'st superscript and underlined) on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | at 23 to 32 mm; h 2 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp on verso (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 44552' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.344' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3440104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.