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Nocturne: Furnace

Fogg Art Museum, Harvard
Accession no: M207
State: 5/12

Collection credit:Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Walter Yates  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Given by Mrs Walter Yates to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA.  

 

Paper size:170 x 232 mm  
Plate mark size:169 x 232 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' (pre-1800) laid paper, thin.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:'LI' or 'II' [?]  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Overall moderate tone, wiped highlights in window, doorway and toward right edge - darkest in lower corners  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

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 probably 1886; 5mm height; 45-61mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2130204  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.