278Furniture ShopMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.138 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 99 x 162 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 95 x 162 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre 1800) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, carefully wiped, more at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | a few spots and some texturing |
| Print note: | sharp lines but a rather muted, foggy look from the texture |
| 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 1887; tab 46-56 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Furniture Shop / Chelsea' on verso; '#76' aan 'ux -' on verso |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K2660104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.