236TurkeysPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | Collection of C. Boyden Gray |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 206 x 140 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 206 x 140 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | |
| Colour of the paper: | pale buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | slightly browned |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone at edges |
| Note on foul biting: | light texturing dots on the well and birds |
| Print note: | a little faint in the background; vertical scratching visible |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (very faint) |
| 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 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records |
| ID: | K1990215 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.