238The Little VenicePhiladelphia Museum of ArtAccession no: 1943-30-14 |
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| Provenance: | John Caldwell (fl. 1887-1907); acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art (by exchange) for the William S. Pilling Collection, 1943. |
| Paper size: | 230 x 316 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 186 x 265 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
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| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
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| Tab?: | no |
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| Medium: | etching and drypoint cancellation |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
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| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
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| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | |
| Notes on inscriptions: | large shaded butterfly |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Exhibited / at the Worlds Fair / Chicago 1893' at lower left recto; 'in handwriting of John Caldwell from whose collection the print came' at lower centre recto; '3000' at lowr right recto |
| Source of information: | Museum records and Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1830150 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.