238The Little VeniceFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M21296 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Bequest of Susan Norton |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Susan Norton; bequeathed to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 185 x 266 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 185 x 266 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | Quite transparent; 'antique' laid paper, thin and a little grubby. There are broad diagonal stripes visible over the sea, which appear on the verso as indentations. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Very light overall tone, heavier in corners; burnishing [?] marks print quite clearly |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good impression, with marks of burnishing at bottom left and top right. |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | The pencil butterfly dates from ca 1886; 6mm height; 75-94mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | verso, 'a22638' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1830139 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.