208Nocturne: FurnaceUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.392 State: 7/12 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | C. W. Dowdeswell, London; Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London; P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London; M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1907; bought by Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 173 x 227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 164 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with heavy tone, wiped clean on the interior, and wiped vertically on the water |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HST' in graphite on the verso (Henry Studdy Theobald; see Lugt 1375 and 1376) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2130405 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
