202The BalconyNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 15/19 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 300 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 294 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove? |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | rich tone at the bottom, lighter at the top, vertical wiping, some blips and scrapes |
| Note on foul biting: | splashes of acid at the top, vice mark at the bottom, darkish area mid-top |
| Print note: | good impression, cool dark umber ink |
| 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: | tab 43-59 from left; 1886 butterfly |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1886 on tab |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | illegible note on verso of tab |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2070806 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.