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The Traghetto, No. 2

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.316
State: 4/9

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock nos. a 7258, 38104). Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, Naugatuck, CT. Arthur H. Hahlo, New York, 13 February 1919 ('BIJU'); 'July 1919 CJUJ'; acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA.  

 

Paper size:246 x 307 mm  
Plate mark size:240 x 305 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Japanese?  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:moderate overall tone  
Note on foul biting:prominent marks from re-etching  
Print note:clear in the shadow  

 

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:no  
Note on the tab:118-128mm from left; butterfly possibly erased  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 7258'; 'a 38104' ; '12738 [?] on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'W156'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1910307  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.