179Custom HouseColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 010.2007 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Dr. George S. van Houten, Netherlands; van Houten sale Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007, lot 34; Peter and Paula Lunder; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, 2007. |
| Paper size: | 81 x 187 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 81 x 187 mm |
| Note on size: | trimmed slightly within platemark at left and right edges |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone at left near Tower of London, and in lower right quadrant |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | traces of scratches at upper left and (faintly) at upper right |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Wh' [?] on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 72-59 mm from right, pencil butterfly of 1887/1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '4607 / 70' 'Z192' '16' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1500110 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.