233The Traghetto, No. 2Williams College Museum of ArtAccession no: 50.15 State: 6/9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 53848). Gift of Mrs Cornelius N. Bliss, 1950. |
| Paper size: | 240 x 305 mm |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Note on size: | 9 7/16 x 12 |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | tan |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight, smooth, rag western paper |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of ca 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 53848' and '4907' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'c.' and 'The Traghetto' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1910z08 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.