214San GiorgioBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.312 State: 4/5 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, Naugatuck, CT. Arthur H. Hahlo, New York, 13 February 1919 ('AIJU'); Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951) ('July 1919 BJUJ'); given to Boston Public Library, MA |
| Paper size: | 216 x 305 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 208 x 304 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
| Note on the paper: | tipped down; not examined, hinged at all four corners |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate tone overall, heavier at bottom and around edges especially upper corners |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | warm black ink; not a very good impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | butterfly not by Whistler; 92-112mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2010307 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.