88Jo's Bent HeadYale University Art GalleryAccession no: 1927.71 State: 1/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Frederic George Achelis Memorial Collection, Yale University Art Gallery |
| Image credit: | Photo © Yale University Art Gallery |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38601). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Frederic George Achelis Memorial Collection, given by Miss Elizabeth Achelis to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1927. |
| Paper size: | 323 x 210 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 152 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | jester |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | rough inking |
| Print note: | nice burr |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Jo.' by Whistler, and '1st proof - ' probably by Whistler, on recto, below platemark at right |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1886 or 1887 |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp and in graphite pencil (Benedict, Lugt 1298); illegible initials in graphite pencil, all on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38601' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0780z04 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.