234Old WomenBaltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1996.48.11685 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996. |
| Paper size: | 157 x 220 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 202 mm |
| Note on size: | .rough sheet, rough edges particularly at left and right |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | darkened, uneven, heavy weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | very strong burr on the figures and door; the tone looks light brown on that paper |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '2nd Proof - ' |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1880 |
| Collector's mark: | 'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '8' encircled on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2240103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.