251DieppeLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 246 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Ralph H. Booth, 1910. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Purchased for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Pennell Fund. |
| Paper size: | 49 x 82 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 49 x 82 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '14' encircled at centre verso; numerals ['102'?] upside down on tab verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2460202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.