241Lobster Pots - Selsea BillLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 235 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Hubbard Fund, 1933 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Bought by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Hubbard Fund. |
| Paper size: | 122 x 202 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 120 x 200 mm |
| Note on size: | irregular thread margins |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with tone near side edges and at bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; prominent vertical scratches to [ ] of 'Selsea' and through left wing of butterfly |
| Print note: | Kennedy's third state is the same as the second, but with wear |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Selsea Bill -' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'No 25-' (the 'o' superscript) at lower left verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp. / 5' |
| Note on the tab: | butterfly of 1886/1887'; '5' in another hand |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | ; butterfly of 1886/1887'; '5' after 'imp.' is in a different lead, someone other than Whistler |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2350107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.