169Maud, StandingFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1898.345 State: 16/16 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Listed by E. G. Kennedy in 1910 as formerly owned by J. Caldwell (John Caldwell, Pittsburgh, PA (1882-1907)?). Bought by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1898; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 230 x 151 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 150 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | even distribution, much debris, kozo, vertical chain lines |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | With light overall plate tone, the upper portion of the figure wiped clean |
| Note on foul biting: | Considerable foul biting at the lower left and right corners and along the right plate edge; there are areas of open bite and a discernable pattern of texture from paper or cloth. |
| Print note: | See the note about possible timing of work on the final state under 'State descr' |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 31-44 mm from left, height 3 mm; butterfly of 1888/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'F' stamp (C.L. Freer, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W99' at lower centre on the verso by C.L. Freer; blue dot at lower left on the verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1141202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.