51BillingsgateMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 41.1.198 State: 8/9 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Felix M. Warburg and his family, 1941 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Possibly acquired from Whistler by Henry Studdy Theobald (b. 1847). Given by Felix M. Warburg and his family to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1941. |
| Paper size: | 176 x 227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 154 x 225(?) mm |
| Note on size: | Possibly not trimmed by Whistler, being trimmed to 1/16 in. outside the plate mark, according to the MMA |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | grey |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | very dirty |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint? |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | Dots and flecks. |
| Print note: | An interesting, grey impression, burr on sails. |
| 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: | butterfly |
| Note on the tab: | butterfly of 1878 on large tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | butterfly of 1878/1879, rather big, possibly not by Whistler |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0470726 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.