86The ForgeFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: R212NA State: 6/6 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, John Witt Randall Fund |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 26818). Acquired by the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 230 x 354 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 195 x 317 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | considerable burr; manipulated ink tone, darker at left |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good impression with burr. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1866.' ( '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 pencil below platemark |
| 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 dates from the 1890s. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 26818' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680406 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.