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Troopships

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.490
State: 2/2

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:Colnaghi's, London, from whom purchased in 1971 by Paul Walter, New York. Sotheby's, New York, 3 November 2006 (lot 55); Peter and Paula Lunder; given to Colby College, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:019.2006  

 

Paper size:131 x 176 mm  
Plate mark size:128 x 176 mm  
Note on size:tab: 3mm high  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:yes, especially lower left corner  
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:48-60 mm from right  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'139' circled, 'C 354ø46RL' ; 'L.1982.4.13' on mat  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K.319 ii / Undescribed / Troop Ships' on verso; 'Walter' on mat  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3190208  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.