229The RivaBritish MuseumAccession no: 1931-07-21-45 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Hans Velten (1857?-1930); bequeathed to the British Museum, London, 1931. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50914 |
| Paper size: | 200 x 297 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 198 x 295 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | broad spaced laid lines |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, dark at edges |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | very clear clean print, although the nets are rather pale |
| 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; tab 47-58 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1920308 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.