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Balcony, Amsterdam

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.424
State: 2/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, 21 May 1919 ('BUJU'); acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA.  

 

Paper size:275 x 172 mm  
Plate mark size:273 x 172 mm  
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:Arms of Amsterdam  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown/ black?  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:some slight tone around the edges  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:good impression, soft in the door  

 

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:43-54 from right  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'A 89052'; '4359'  
Misc inscriptions by others: 'HVXV.' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4050208  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.