233The Traghetto, No. 2New York Public LibraryAccession no: MEYG State: 8/9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 42433). |
| Paper size: | 243 x 303 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 240 x 303 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'WHATMAN' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even tone overall |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a bit bare in the (?) - a late 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tiny tab 45-56mm from the left, pencil butterfly of 1889/90s - |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | pencil marks like 'L / , / c' (unidentified) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 42433', '79001', '9551' circled on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Hox 2x'; 'Rawlinson Collection' on verso; 'Hv - [circle with vertical line thro it- greek]' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1910512 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.