202The BalconyHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 56.391 State: 12/19 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895. |
| Image credit: | Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co. (stock no. 17147). William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
| Paper size: | 297 x 201 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 293 x 201 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: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | more tone in water wiped vertically, soft, slightly blobby |
| Note on foul biting: | spots and dots upper left and upper right - vice mark at the bottom |
| Print note: | drypoint dark to right of woman, clear figures on balcony |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 52-65 mm from left. 1886 butterfly |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK17147' verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '177 The Balcony' verso; '48-' verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2070804 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.