459Cameo, No. 1 (Mother and Child)Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 3 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: | Paul Cosson. |
| Additional acq. no: | D.2684 |
| Paper size: | 180 x 128 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 176 x 128 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid Japan |
| Note on the paper: | transparent |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, slightly varied plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | loose, scattered pitting acrossed etched areas |
| Print note: |
| 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: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 36 mm from left, 4 x 11 mm; butterfly of 1888/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | red oval stamp 'O' (BIBL NAT EST) / lower right corner on mount below platemark 'D.2684'; this also on verso lower right corner inside platemark |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3470108 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.