218The PiazzettaBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.992 State: 5/9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | From the '1st Venice set' acquired from Knoedler's, New York, August 1923 ('For the set BAGEJ'); acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 268 x 207 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 254 x 182 mm |
| Note on size: | narrow margins |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | countermark initials (difficult to see, next to hinge) |
| 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: | A good impression. |
| 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: | below left [shaded butterfly] 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1881 |
| Collector's mark: | 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a); squiggled 'MI' or 'SI' in pencil |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 26746' [probably Knoedler's] |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'bA' (scribble) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1890324 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.