20La Marchande de MoutardeNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 3/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by the Lenox Library, 1910 (Lenox Library became part of New York Public Library, 1911). |
| Paper size: | 246 x 182 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 157 x 89 mm |
| Note on size: | indents on right at 20, 42-51, 71, 103-108, 159-165, 186, 218-224 |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | From a ledger - see above - 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | crown over scroll marks, possible a helmet |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone overall |
| Note on foul biting: | round the edges, particularly left at bottom right |
| Print note: | good impression, warm from colour of paper |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' butterfly in pencil on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'La Marchande de Moutarde -' on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | butterfly of 1875/1877 |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '16-' at top left |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0220301 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.