205Murano - Glass FurnaceArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1917.467 State: 2/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1917. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14297 (1730 - old acc. no.) |
| Paper size: | 185 x 243 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 160 x 234 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'Fellows' |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with light plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Note that plate was printed on the sheet up to the edges at top and left; and that 'butterfly imp.' was signed next to the platemark before the tab was cut (printing and signing methods) |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' on recto at lower left, below platemark |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1889/1890s |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1730' at lower left recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2170202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.