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The Abbey Jubilee

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 316
State: 1/2

Collection credit:Source unknown  
Image credit:Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 19700). Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Acquired by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC  

 

Paper size:100 x 67 mm  
Plate mark size:100 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:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very pale overall tone  
Note on foul biting:considerable foul biting, light patches and flecks  
Print note:This is the impression of the first state 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; h 3 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HM' stamp (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (H.G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 19700' at lower left verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K316' at lower centre verso' '316' at upper right verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3160102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.