199The RialtoFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M754 State: 2/3 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Dr Denman W. Ross |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Dr Denman W. Ross (1853-1935) to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 294 x 198 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 294 x 198 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | posthorn in shield above illegible initial |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | almost black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight tone toward bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A crisp impression in warm black ink, dark in the centre, slightly pale at the top edge where it was attached by hinges. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'VENDITA CARNA' on the signboard above the awning on right |
| 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: | 8mm height; 48-68mm from left; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1886/1887. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1 bt rt [?] / K211 / W181' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2110105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.