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Hurlingham

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 57.245
State: 4/4

Collection credit:Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895.  
Image credit:Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca  
Provenance:William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1974.  

 

Paper size:205 x 319 mm  
Plate mark size:137 x 202 mm  
Note on size:uneven edge bottom and upper right  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:slightly greyed 'antique' (pre 1800)  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:yes - obscure  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall  
Note on foul biting:small flecks, texture particularly round sails and at corners  
Print note:strong, rich effect on sails  

 

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:butterfly  
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:1878/1881 butterfly  
Collector's mark:'wpc jr' recto  
Dealers' stock nos:'MK 22793' recto  
Misc inscriptions by others:'5 /-' (?) recto; '84 M' or '89 M' verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1810209  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.