229The RivaDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 62.53 |
| Collection credit: | Anonymous bequest in memory of Hal H. Smith. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston; E. E. MacCrone. Anonymous bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1962. |
| Paper size: | 209 x 300 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 201 x 298 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, slightly more pronounced in foreground and sky |
| Note on foul biting: | light pitting throughout |
| Print note: | mottled effect probably from wiping, particularly in foreground; reticulation of ink in foreground; directional wipe marks evident in sky |
| 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 on verso, pencil, lower right corner |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 73 mm from left; tab 7 x 20 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '14419' on verso, lower left |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'NK' [or possibly 'MK' or 'MC']; ' charm.' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1920325 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.