233The Traghetto, No. 2New York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP+ State: 5/9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 315 x 460 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 237 x 303 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, uneven |
| Note on foul biting: | dots and flecks around the figures in particular |
| Print note: | good impression |
| 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' |
| 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: | 'c / c/ L' (the second c reversed, the L upside down) in pencil on verso; 'S. P. AVERY COLLECTION' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1910412 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.