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The Traghetto, No. 2

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP+
State: 5/9

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection.  

 

Paper size:315 x 460 mm  
Plate mark size:237 x 303 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone, uneven  
Note on foul biting:dots and flecks around the figures in particular  
Print note:good impression  

 

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:butterfly 'imp'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:pencil butterfly of 1880/1881  
Collector's mark:'c / c/ L' (the second c reversed, the L upside down) in pencil on verso; 'S. P. AVERY COLLECTION' stamp on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1910412  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.