451The Embroidered CurtainColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.450 State: 10/10 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A.A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore, Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Sale, Christie's, New York, 9 May 1995, lot 213; C .G. Boerner, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 11 October 2001. Given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 005.2002 |
| Paper size: | 241 x 159 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 239 x 159 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none visible |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone at the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Very good impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'WATER / te / VUUR' on signboard |
| 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 31-42 from left, pencil butterfly of 1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' (Mansfield, L.) 1342;'HW' on verso (Whittemore, L1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4100705 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.