230Riva, No. 2Bowdoin College Museum of ArtAccession no: 1956.24.168 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 42398). Given by Miss Susan Dwight Bliss (1882-1966) New York, to Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 29 December 1956. |
| Paper size: | 211 x 306 mm |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Note on size: | Height with tab: 8 7/16ins (215mm); tab 7 mm height |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone overall, heavier in bottom third, left and right edges |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a pleasant, rather understated impression. Etched accents show well |
| 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 1886; 66-81mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | BCMA black ink stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 42398' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '9'; '36'; 'IU/S'; 'Hyse in O' on verso; Hyx m [underlined] ΓΈ |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2060126 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.