257Booth at a FairNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 137 x 94 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 130 x 94 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | pale buff (browned) |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | n/a |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, which looks brown |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | good impression marred by darker paper and spots |
| 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 1886/1887; tab 21-35 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2490107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.