236TurkeysLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 199 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1938 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 203 x 133 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 203 x 133 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall |
| Note on foul biting: | as usual, with many scratches |
| Print note: |
| 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: | signed on verso with butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | at 26 to 39 mm; height 3 mm; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | hinged to mount so unable to examine verso; the butterfly on tab is signed over another erased butterfly |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1990213 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.