455The Dance House: NocturneLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 407.2 State: 2/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1951 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Bought with the Pennell Fund (51006) by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC., 1951. |
| Paper size: | 273 x 167 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 272 x 167 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | selectively wiped, with light and heavy one and reflection at lower centre left wiped cleanest |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | very small tab 39-48mm from left; butterfly of ca 1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K9868 J.5310', '02 84.048.174', '1131K/ 13 Mr 51' (or '13 My 51'), 'C 616/4', in different hands on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4080001 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.