211Long VeniceBoston Public LibraryAccession no: ? State: 6/8 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Lee M. Friedman Estate, his estate to Boston Public Library, MA, 1958 |
| Paper size: | 126 x 302 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 122 x 302 mm |
| Note on size: | tab has been attached later |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped, glowing effect |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | looks fishy? |
| 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: | the pencil butterfly is not by Whistler, later attachment |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'BPL /MB' (Merrill Bequest) scroll stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Lee M. Friedman Estate 10-27-58' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2120407 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.