216The Little LagoonAnnex GalleriesAccession no: - |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Estate of George Hammond, Southern California; Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, CA, 2002. |
| Paper size: | 226 x 153 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 153 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | fine 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial hunting horn and shield |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Smooth wiping, grading from light at the top to deep brown at the bottom. |
| Note on foul biting: | a few flecks |
| Print note: | 'A very fine impression with "burnished" surface' |
| 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 on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'specially chosen' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Dealer's records |
| ID: | K1860237 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.