236TurkeysNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo Whistler Etchings Project / E. G. Kennedy, The Etched Work of Whistler (1910) |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by the Lenox Library, 1910 (Lenox Library became part of New York Public Library, 1911). |
| Paper size: | 212 x 134 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 208 x 134 mm |
| Note on size: | pencil butterfly of 1886, 27-41 from left |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan ? |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black/dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, looks dark brown, wiped vertically |
| Note on foul biting: | some speckles |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| 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 27-41 from left, butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' rectangular stamp, at bottom right on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1990201 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.