361Cutler Street, HoundsditchNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8595 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10659 |
| Paper size: | 179 x 127 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 175 x 127 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: | partial Crowned GR countermark |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Pale tone, slightly heavier at left and bottom, soft effect bottom left |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered flecks; tiny droplets by the figure group at left |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'B. ABRAHAMS.' above shop |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Cutler Street - Houndsditch - ' (underlined with a short, oblique line) at lower left on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 32 to 43 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '109'; 'Vienna' ; and 'Houndsditch' in different hands, all at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2920203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.