235Bead StringersBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.286 State: 11/11 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | |
Provenance: | Arthur H. Hahlo, New York, 11 April 1919 ('DHE'); 'July1919 DHE'; acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA. |
Paper size: | 234 x 151 mm |
Plate mark size: | 227 x 151 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | cream |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
Note on the paper: | partly tipped down; hinged - could not examine |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | moderate overall tone, heavier at bottom (wiped vertically from bottom, horizontal wiping at right edge) |
Note on foul biting: | at bottom right |
Print note: |
Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '37' above the door |
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 1886; 38-54mm from left |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | no |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K1980815 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.