209Lagoon - NoonBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 50.234 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Charles Deering (1852-1927), Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago. L. Aaron Lebowich, Boston; given to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, February 1950. |
| Paper size: | 134 x 203 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 203 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone overall, slightly heavier toward right |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | faint, light impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | Butterfly (very faint) |
| 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 35-56 from left; Pencil butterfly dates from 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | an angular 's' or triangle or zigzag in pen on verso (unidentified); 'CD' circular stamp (Charles Deering, Lugt 516); Chicago (Lugt 32b, 702h); MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'R 2488' or 'R 2485' on verso, the last number being faint |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 27.5973 [AIC acc. ?] W. 186 y |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2160305 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.