52Longshore menNational Maritime MuseumAccession no: PAD 8035 State: 3/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | George W. Vanderbilt (PR 79-12) |
| Paper size: | 244 x 362 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 153 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone producing a warm glow |
| Note on foul biting: | some at the edges, particularly at bottom left and right corners and inside the bottom right corner. |
| Print note: | A good impression printed with retroussage. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler - 1859 -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1888/1890 |
| Collector's mark: | 'E' in pencil on recto (not identified) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '…267' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | illegible, on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0450123 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.