307TroopshipsYale Center for British ArtAccession no: B2002.8.3 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Robert N. Whittemore, Yale Class of 1943. |
| Image credit: | Photo © Yale Center for British Art |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Given by Robert N. Whittemore (Yale Class of 1943) to the Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2002. |
| Paper size: | 130 x 174 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 174 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial (looks like cockscomb and castellated sombrero….) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, more at bottom left. |
| Note on foul biting: | a few dots |
| Print note: | A good, cool impression- the ink looks brown on that paper |
| 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: | butterfly on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st. Proof - ' on verso, and '(No. 3)', possibly by Whistler, also on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1887, no 'imp', tab 38-48mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of ca 1890 |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp on verso of tab (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp on verso (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '# 69' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3190103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.