451The Embroidered CurtainLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 410 State: 9/10 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1951 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Colnaghi's, London (stock no. c 29124). Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 7 February 1951. |
| Paper size: | 238 x 160 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 238 x 160 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | ,light weight paper |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very pale overall tone, heavier at edges and over bottom of water |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | drypoint on water or fine etching? |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'WATER / te / VUUR' on signboard |
| 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 31-40mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 29124' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'S 38733' at lower centre verso; 13 Mr 51' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4100604 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.