238The Little VeniceBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.986 State: 2/2 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | From the '1st Venice set' acquired from Knoedler's, New York, August 1923 ('For the set BAGEJ'); Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston; acquired by Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 225 x 317 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 185 x 264 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | heavier tone around edges and in corners, brighter around etched areas |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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 ' imp.' lower left |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 26740' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'lA-' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1830113 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.