190The BeggarsArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1862 State: 17/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Alexander John Godbey (1853-1934). Albert Rouillier, Chicago. Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; bequeathed to his sisters; passed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 5750 |
| Paper size: | 311 x 210 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 305 x 210 mm |
| Note on size: | it appears that neither tab was cut by Whistler |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | thin Japan paper |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with some plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | open bite/lavis on the timbers of the opening? |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | There are two tabs; see misc. inscriptions; |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | butterfly of 1888/1890 type, possibly not by Whistler. |
| Collector's mark: | Alexander John Godby (stamp not in Lugt but see L.1119b), Albert Rouillier (Lugt 170) and 'C.B.' (C. L. Buckingham, Lugt 497) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'pp. 11.' on second tab to right of tab with butterfly 'imp' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1940902 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.