174Battersea MornColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.315 State: 4/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago. C. G. Boerner, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 11 October 2001; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 020.2002 |
| Paper size: | 175 x 263 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 146 x 222 / 150x mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | very thin 'antique' laid paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate tone overall, slightly more in water, with heavier accent lower left and upper right |
| 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: | [butterfly] 'imp' below plate lower left |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | Wrenn (Lugt 1475) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'C 2272' (?) |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Battersea Dawn / ver fine' and '- x 2 [?]' on recto; on verso: '117' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1550301 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.