208Nocturne: FurnaceLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 213 State: 12/12 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1941 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 168 x 230 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 168 x 230 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | the colour is ivory discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | heavy tone, with window and doorway wiped cleaner; distinct horizontal vertical and diagonal wiping marks (use of brush?); fingerprint by prow at right; traces of picking at lower left |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | at 53 to 78 mm; height 7 mm; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | hinged to mat so verso not examined |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2130705 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.