99Amsterdam, from the TolhuisHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 57.234 State: 7/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895. |
| Image credit: | Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca |
| Provenance: | William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
| Paper size: | 137 x 208 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 132 x 208 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | carefully wiped, more at bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | some tiny speckles across sky and distant water |
| Print note: | light impression, 'picking' (bubbling ) in water at lower left |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly; 'Whistler. 1863.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'à Amsterdam - Tolhuis -' |
| 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: | 57-70mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | butterfly of 1886/7 |
| Collector's mark: | WPC Jr' recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0910408 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.