225Fruit StallNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1942.15.17 State: 5/21 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Given by Mr and Mrs J. Watson Webb to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, in memory of Mr and Mrs H. O. Havemeyer, 1942. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-2453 |
| Paper size: | 235 x 149 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 149 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: | WW countermark |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with overall tone, slightly lighter over the figure group at centre and darker over the water at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | many scattered flecks; vise mark at lower centre; vertical scratches at top, left and bottom of image |
| Print note: | see comments about Kennedy's state description |
| 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: | butterfly (upside down) at lower left on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 39 to 58mm from left; height 8mm; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2000503 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.