192The DyerLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 219 State: 6/10 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1941 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Purchased by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Pennell Fund, 20 January 1941. |
| Paper size: | 306 x 241 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 303 x 239 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | rich tone, carefully wiped, smooth above and with vertical sweeps in the water |
| Note on foul biting: | a few flecks; acid droplets and other irregular marks at lower left; scraper marks at upper left and upper right; tool mark near left centre edge |
| Print note: | [not the impression illustrated by Kennedy] |
| 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 1885/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | hinged to mat so verso not examined |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2190302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.