233The Traghetto, No. 2Fogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M12100 State: 5/9 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Edwin de T. Bechtel |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Edwin de Turck Bechtel to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 245 x 308 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 240 x 305 mm |
| Note on size: | almost trimmed to platemark |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid paper paper has been trimmed to at least 1 mm outside the platemark. It is of medium/heavy weight, typical of Whistler's proofs. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none visible |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The wiping is rather crude, with bare areas along the top, left and right edges; slight overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The shading and cross-hatching in the arch is quite soft. There are areas that look grubby, and marks of extensive burnishing of the plate, particularly at the corners. |
| 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 1879/1880; height 8mm; 59-82mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | possible monogram 'HS' in pencil verso; possible collector's mark, extended triangle, in pencil [like a folding stool, possibly sideways on]; and complex monogram stamp in blue, not identified. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 71702' (?) on verso, not clear |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | RS; 'CXVxv' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1910408 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.