224Quiet CanalMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 67.630.56 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1967 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 39178). Given by Susan Dwight Bliss (1822-1966) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1967. |
| Paper size: | 234 x 153 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 228 x 153 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | fine 'antique' (pre 1800) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very little tone |
| Note on foul biting: | a few dots under the figures |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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 1887, tab 30-46mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 39178' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'No 47' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2140402 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.