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The Traghetto, No. 2

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.993
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 Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA.  

 

Paper size:257 x 316 mm  
Plate mark size:240 x 304 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
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:  

 

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.' below left  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'AHS' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a)  
Dealers' stock nos:'c 26747'  
Misc inscriptions by others:'lA' (scribble)  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1910418  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.