195Wool CardersColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 016.2007 State: 1/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891), London; sold at Sotheby's, London, 3 March 1892 (lot 285), bought by Robert Dunthorne, London, £8.0.0. Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York, 1910; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Christie's, New York, May 1995, lot 205; C. G. Boerner/Artemis; Dr George S. van Houten, Netherlands; van Houten sale Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007 (lot 57); Peter and Paula Lunder; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, 2007. |
| Paper size: | 287 x 230 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 285 x 230 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' laid (post 1800) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'CHALLET' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | lots of tone at top and bottom, someat the left edge, uneven |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | impression probably one reproduced in Kennedy; uneven areas; blots at top; big butterfly |
| 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: | 47-70mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blind stamp (J. H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2921); (Whittemore, Lugt 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'HM / Wool Carders: W. 191 / [M pm?]' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2210104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.