86The ForgeUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.347 State: 4/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London. P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London. Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1902. M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1907. Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York. Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 259 x 365 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 192 x 305 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | tissue |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1861.' ( 't' not crossed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp.' in lower left margin in pencil |
| 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: | The pencil butterfly does not look like Whistler's hand; |
| Collector's mark: | 'B. M.' stamp (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); 'HM' (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0680322 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.