299Petticoat LaneFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1904.164 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bought by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, July 1904; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 94 x 133 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 94 x 133 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light tone near the plate edges and near the etched lines; vertical wiping marks at lower left. |
| Note on foul biting: | A small patch at upper left; a long, slightly curving scratch extends form the upper left through the standing woman. |
| Print note: | New state; the light halo of tone around the etched lines gives a shaded effect. |
| 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: | tab 21-32 mm from left, height 4 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | 'RBP' by Birnie Philip or CLF? 'RBP and Shops (?)' are partly erased |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'RBP' and 'Shops (?)' at lower centre on the verso; 'W230 / Petticoat Lane / from Miss R.B.P July/04' at lower right on the verso by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2850103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.