202The BalconyBritish MuseumAccession no: 1887-10-10-79 State: 12-/19 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Printed by Whistler for Messrs Dowdeswell, London, for publication, 1886; given by Messrs Dowdeswell and Thibadeau to the British Museum, London, 1887. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA52128 |
| Paper size: | 297 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 294 x 200 mm |
| Note on size: | tab 51-62 from left |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | n/a |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light at the top, wiped and deeper colour grey at the bottom; much texture, darkest of all in the reflection of the door. Soft wiping, vertical strokes in the water |
| Note on foul biting: | vice mark at bottom, row of marks top right, marks top left, dots elsewhere |
| Print note: | The ink colour is a warm black, and the shadows look brown in the door, the reflection is a far more cool grey. A good quiet impression, with the figures clearly seen and a pretty, dumpy figure in the door. The slightly dirty paper provides a soft texture overall. |
| 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, tab 51-62mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2070803 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.