210Little SaluteArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1927.1672 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Forsyth Bequest |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891), London; sold at Sotheby's, London, 3 March 1892 (lot 284), bought by Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, £1.6.0. Bequest of Robert Forsyth to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1927. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14302 (R 3432 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 87 x 210 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 82 x 210 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with light plate tone, mostly near the corners |
| Note on foul biting: | tiny patch of foul biting, near the left edge; scraping marks at four corners, at right and on much of left third of image |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | Pencil butterfly dates from 1884/1886. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blind stamp (J. H. Hutchinson, s.r. Lugt 2921) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | "Little Salute' and 'W190' at lower centre verso; large and small script 'M's or large 'M' and small 'n' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2200202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.