Print of seated figures facing each other
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Four seated figures face each other in the foreground. On the left is a young woman in profile wearing a head scarf and long skirt. With her left hand, she holds up an object at eye level. Her mouth is open as if she is speaking to the group. Across from her are two other young figures with short hair. The figure on the right, who wears a high-necked long dress, holds a baby on her lap. Behind the group is a dark hallway with a small window at the back. The doorframe above the hall is carved with decorative rectangles.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.263
People
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American (Lowell, MA 1834 - 1903 London, England)
Title
The Bead-Stringers
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1880
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/12075

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and drypoint printed in black ink on dark tan wove paper
Technique
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 22.5 x 15 cm (8 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
sheet: 23.1 x 15 cm (9 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.l. signature tab signed in pencil with butterfly and inscribed imp.
  • inscription: lower left of sheet, on a tab below the platemark, graphite: butterfly i-p. [imp.]
  • inscription: to left of doorwy, above center, drypoint: butterfy
  • inscription: above ddorway, centered in a half-drawn cartouche, drypoint: 37
  • inscription: verso, graphite: MK 33269 /2005.263

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Glasgow xi/xi
Standard Reference Number
Kennedy. 198, Glasgow 235

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.263
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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