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The Temple

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP
State: 1/1

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

 

Paper size:111 x 153 mm  
Plate mark size:101 x 153 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):n/a  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone, looks brown, slightly darker at bottom  
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:the tab is too big for the butterfly; 37-52 from left; butterfly 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:'170' top left  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2340119  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.