236TurkeysBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 66.961 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935), Berlin. R. E. Lewis, Inc., San Francisco, CA; purchased by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Lee M. Friedman Fund, December 1966. |
| Paper size: | 213 x 132 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 206 x 132 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall tone; horizontal wiping marks lower half |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A dark, but nice impression. The scratches are sharp and obvious, but the detail of birds, leaves, well, are all clear. |
| 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: | 6 mm ht/tab 24-37 mm from left; pencil butterfly of 1889/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'O.G' under female figure, stamp (Otto Gerstenberg, Lugt 2785); MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '61226' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '73' on verso K199 ii |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1990204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.