188Old Battersea BridgeFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: 2005.288 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Patricia Cornwell (b. 1956), Miami, FL to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA, 2005. |
| Paper size: | 199 x 295 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 199 x 295 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | D / N or D / Lz ?? |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Slight overall tone, with some effective wiping; there is more tone at bottom left, as if to balance the butterfly at right. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The newly etched butterfly is very crisp. The impression is quite good, if restrained. |
| 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 on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Specially chosen' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | Pencil butterfly 1888/1890s; height 4mm; 46-57mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 6934' and 's.M2053' or '42053' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '////' and '3ยบ' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1770509 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.