218The PiazzettaColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.472 State: 5/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Louis B. Dailey (1904-2000), New York; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 21 October 2003 (lot 28?); bought by Peter Lunder, 31 October 2003; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 051.2003 |
| Paper size: | 270 x 186 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 254 x 178 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | minimal; very slightly darker toward top |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' below left |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LBD' stamp in square with angled corners (Louis B. Dailey, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 17th-18th century inscription - brown ink on verso; Sotheby's NY labels on mat on verso: 'lot 28', others |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1890323 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.