237San BiagioMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.98 State: 10/17 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 215 x 304 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 210 x 304 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | browned, fine, darkened to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, in water, wiped both horizontally and vertically |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | effective shading and drypoint |
| 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 of 1886/1888; tab 50-65mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'N.B.D.' in pencil on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K1970704 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.