233The Traghetto, No. 2Colby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.482 State: 5/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Purchased in 1899 by H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a32137) and sold to unknown collector. Bought by Peter Lunder, 4 September 2002; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 045.2002 |
| Paper size: | 263 x 325 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 238 x 302 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | HD VE |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | marks of burnishing visible. |
| 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 platemark lower 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: | pencil butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 32137'; '11339' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'early - before margins were cut - very fine' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1910320 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.