218The PiazzettaFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M12102 State: 5/9 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Edwin de T. Bechtel |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Morris Schapiro (1903-1996). Sold by Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY, as a duplicate. Given by Edwin de Turck Bechtel (1880-1957) to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 262 x 182 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 256 x 180 mm |
| Note on size: | almost 5mm margin on top, 1-2mm at left; album/book leaf - bottom edge of tab is edge of earlier sheet |
| 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: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | It is quite a rich impression, and appears rather grimy and grainy, which might partly be due to the inking and partly the condition of the paper. The wiping of surface tone is slightly uneven, and bare in the centre. |
| 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: | The pencil butterfly dates from 1880/1881; 7mm-55mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Verso, rectangular stamp of Brooklyn Museum 'DUPLICATE'; circular black stamp bearing two curly initials, 'SN' or 'SM' or 'MS' etc; Schapiro (Lugt 1918 bis) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1890311 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.