223The PalacesBowdoin College Museum of ArtAccession no: 1993.10 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Mr and Mrs Meyer P. Potamkin; sold at auction, Sotheby, New York, 11 May 1989, lot 298. Private collection. Pia Gallo, American collector; Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. Bought by Bowdoin College Museum of Art, George Otis Hamilton Fund, 10 February 1993. |
| Paper size: | 256 x 361 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 254 x 359 mm |
| Note on size: | tab 7mm height |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms-of-Amsterdam (large) on a base line |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall, slightly heavier in water |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | rather a dark effect overall |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 76-97mm from right |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870222 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.