239The SmithyLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 240 State: 1/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1952 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891), London; sold at Sotheby's, London, 3 March 1892 (lots 295-298 and 300). Knoedler & Co., New York. Julian Alden Weir.Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 176 x 230 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 173 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | flecks and dots; many horizontal scratches at bottom |
| Print note: | [not the impression illustrated by Kennedy] |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1880 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Possibly 'JHH' blindstamp (J.H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2921); J.A.W' (in script) on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '16313 MK' (crossed out) on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W191' on tab verso; 'b/b/-' (in script) lower right verso; 'z 5760-' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2400104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.