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The Fishing Boat

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.347
State: 5/6

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:Louis B. Dailey (1904-2000), New York; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 21 October 2003; bought by Peter Lunder, 31 October 2003; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:050.2003  

 

Paper size:156 x 232 mm  
Plate mark size:156 x 232 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'modern' laid (post 1800)  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:even tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:good , clear impression  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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: butterfly not by Whistler, tab 59-75mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'LBD' stamp in square with angled corners (Louis B. Dailey, not in Lugt)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Fishing Boat K208 / IV H Mansfield'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2080311  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.