165From BillingsgateNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 8/8 |  |
| 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: | 213 x 334 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 149 x 226 mm |
| Note on size: | very uneven bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | not clear |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | burr, soft |
| 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 under the platemark on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'From Billingsgate' on recto, possibly not by Whistler |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | 1878/1896 butterfly |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '78' under platemark at right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1680501 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.