68AxenfeldNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 2/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by the Lenox Library, 1910 (Lenox Library became part of New York Public Library, 1911). |
| Paper size: | 353 x 231 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 223 x 148 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The impression of the third state illustrated by Kennedy |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1860.' ('6' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly and 'Whistler -' on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1876/1878 |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2nd state' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0640201 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.