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Tilbury

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 57.263
State: 1/3

Collection credit:Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895.  
Image credit:Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 40011). Albert W. Scholle (d. 1910), New York. William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957.  

 

Paper size:83 x 176 mm  
Plate mark size:79 x 176 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:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall, more at left  
Note on foul biting:a few dots on water  
Print note:warm black ink  

 

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:tab 29-42mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'wpc jr' verso; pentagon stamp (A.B. Scholle, Lugt 2923a) verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 40011' verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Tilbury - Naval Review' verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3170110  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.