208Nocturne: FurnaceBaltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1996.48.18102 State: 7/12 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996. |
| Paper size: | 175 x 231 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 167 x 231 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | pale buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian? |
| 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: | sweeping semicircular wipes across the water, and vertical wiping to left, very effective |
| Note on foul biting: | a few flecks |
| Print note: | a good strong impression |
| 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 of 1885/1890 |
| 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 and museum records |
| ID: | K2130404 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.