223The PalacesNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEYG State: 5/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 261 x 361 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 255 x 360 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | darkened |
| Tab?: | Yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone - more at right, bevel seen at right |
| Note on foul biting: | some flecks |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1887, tab 87-107 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'sc/ v/ L' on verso (v upside down, L sideways) in pencil on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 59…3' illegible |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '4117' (?) on verso; '79000' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870226 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.