233The Traghetto, No. 2Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 57.531.8 State: 8/9 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Mrs. Charles Pratt, 1957 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by Mrs Charles Pratt to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1957. |
| Paper size: | 242 x 304 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 238 x 304 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid, darkened |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, particularly at the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The shadows look softened. |
| 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: | tab 47-58 mm from left; butterfly of 1888/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | o |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1910419 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.