223The PalacesUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1955/1.123 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, 1894; bought by Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 251 x 359 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 251 x 359 mm |
| Note on size: | trimmed around the rounded plate corners |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily / '1814' (Chicago watermark 301) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | granular work over parts of buildings and water |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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 on tab ca 1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '1251c / a 18860' (the '0' with a one over the top of it) at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'wx vx tiet' (?) at lower right on the verso; ' 1 / +' at lower centre on the verso; both |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1870315 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.