196The Little MastBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.968 State: 3/8 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | From the '1st Venice set' acquired from Knoedler's, New York, August 1923 ('For the set BAGEJ');acquired by Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston for Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 293 x 216 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 266 x 186 mm |
| Note on size: | margin |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | similar to K1870224 |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a light impression, a bit thin |
| 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: | belwo left: shaded butterfly 'imp.' |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Collector's mark: | 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a) in margin; 'CA' [?] in pencil on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 26742' on verso [probably Knoedler's] |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | illegible scribble |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1850116 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.