237San BiagioUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.385 State: 17/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Obach & Co., London, 1906; bought by Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 214 x 302 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 207 x 302 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even tone, slightly darker at the upper corners and on the water in the foreground |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The area under the arch may have been brushed with acid; see the granular tine on the laundry hanging in front of it |
| 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 'imp' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly on tab; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1888/1890 |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '1858' at lower right on verso. |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'C' at lower left on the verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1970914 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.