223The PalacesColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.471 State: 5/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Cortland F. Bishop (1870-1935). Louis B. Dailey (1904-2000), New York; sold at auction, 21 October 2003, Sotheby's, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 31 October 2003; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 053.2003 |
| Paper size: | 254 x 356 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 254 x 356 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid almost greenish, thicker than most |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | large crowned shield watermark fleur-de-lis, over initials G [R?] [Strasbourg lily] |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | heavy tone in water, slight overall tone; centre palace cleanly wiped for highlight |
| Note on foul biting: | or intentional bitten tone in palace to right |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1887; 87-101 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Bishop (Lugt 2770b [faded]); 'LBD' stamp in square with angled corners (Louis B. Dailey, not in Lugt); |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870223 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.