51BillingsgateSyracuse University Art GalleriesAccession no: 1963.1002 State: 2/9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963. |
| Paper size: | 174 x 243 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 225 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | grey |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japan |
| Note on the paper: | slightly yellowed, darkened, crisp and fibrous |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | at edges |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | Butterfly recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'First state of plate - Billingsgate- rare-' recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | 1888/1890s butterfly; the writing a bit stiff and possibly not by Whistler |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0470z36 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.