181ChelseaNational Maritime MuseumAccession no: PAF 5490 |
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| Paper size: | 203 x 279 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 130 x 206 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove paper |
| Note on the paper: | japanned paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | dots, texture below the barge |
| Print note: | The black ink looks warm brown on this paper. There is very little sky. |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | butterfly of 1878/1879 on plate |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1820223 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.