208Nocturne: FurnaceBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 1972.49 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London; purchased by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Lee M. Friedman Fund, February 1972. |
| Paper size: | 172 x 230 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 167 x 230 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | considerable overall tone, except doorway with blacksmith - the wiping is horizontal at sides, vertical at bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a good impression |
| 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: | 52-66 mm from left;pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'K 2374' crossed out; 'COM 8085' crossed out; 'C. 6517' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 97 [circled] 7 K. 213 vi |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2130604 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.