218The PiazzettaDavis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, MAAccession no: 1934.9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bequest of George H. Webster to Wellesley College Museum, MA, 1934. |
| Paper size: | 317 x 225 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 256 x 180 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The distant doorway is quite light, the hat and butterfly dark. |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' under image |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '6423 / 4' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1890z02 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.