208Nocturne: FurnaceFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M207 State: 5/12 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Walter Yates |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Mrs Walter Yates to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 170 x 232 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 169 x 232 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre-1800) laid paper, thin. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'LI' or 'II' [?] |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Overall moderate tone, wiped highlights in window, doorway and toward right edge - darkest in lower corners |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | Pencil butterfly probably 1886; 5mm height; 45-61mm 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: | K2130204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.