70RotherhitheBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 23.1245 State: 2/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | P. and D. Colnaghi, London, sold in May 1901 to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 35107). , for £7.8.0; Francis Bullard (1862-1913), Boston; passed to his brother Dr William Norton Bullard (1853-1931), Boston; given to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, April 1923. |
| Paper size: | 370 x 266 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 275 x 200 mm |
| Note on size: | the paper is slightly The sheet is unevenly cut, with rough edges at right and bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | fragment of large manufacturer's name |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a very interesting early impression in warm black ink |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1860.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| 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 1888/1890 |
| Collector's mark: | 'FB' (F. Bullard, Lugt 982); MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 35107', '13377', 'MX -' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'by Whistler Rotherhithe Trial Proof' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0660109 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.