196The Little MastUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.373 State: 4/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 270 x 188 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 267 x 188 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The watermark was not discernible in the available light |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, very slightly darker at the bottom of the plate |
| Note on foul biting: | two small acid drops near the bottom plate edge--46 and 58 mm from the left edge; a small patch of foul biting at lower right |
| Print note: | warm black ink; see note on state |
| 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' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'C.6322' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '6' at lower left; '196' at upper right; '6 / 73' at lower right; all on the recto; Kennedy number and state at lower right centre on the recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1850204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.