229The RivaFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M12103 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Edwin de T. Bechtel |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Robert Hartshorne (d. ca 1945). Given by Edwin de Turck Bechtel to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 200 x 298 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 298 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slightest overall tone, with darker 'bordering' |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | An uneven impression: areas of the print, such as the nets and wall at left, appear quite faint, although it is sharper on the big sails. |
| 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 |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | Pencil butterfly from 1888/1890s; 5mm height, 45-57mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The butterfly on the recto is rather awkwardly drawn; that on the verso is small and appears to date from 1888/1890s. |
| Collector's mark: | 'RH' circular stamp on verso (Robert Hartshorne, Lugt 2215b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 266' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Riva #1', 'W', 'LS-' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1920330 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.