241Lobster Pots - Selsea BillBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 66.962 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935), Berlin. R. E. Lewis, Inc., San Francisco, CA; purchased by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Lee M. Friedman fund, December 1966. |
| Paper size: | 122 x 201 mm |
| Plate mark size: | [trimmed] x 200 mm |
| Note on size: | At tab, stems cut into platemark |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial, 'VG' possibly Strasbourg Lily VG (Van Gelder), see AIC vol. 2, p. 420, no. 291; LVG dpb |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight tone overall; darker at left edge; slightly brighter right centre above pots |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good impression. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Selsea Bill -' |
| 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: | pencil butterfly is tiny; 5mm ht./37-49mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'O.G' under female figure (Otto Gerstenberg, Lugt 2785); MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '61232' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | K 235 I-II 52 |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2350104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.