245The TempleArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1917.468 State: 1/1 |  |
| 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: | 14298 (1731 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 108 x 152 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 101 x 152 mm |
| Note on size: | Paper either laid or simulated laid (paper has evidence of regular screen mold) |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | several flecks of foul biting |
| Print note: | Scratches visible in the lower portion of image in 1938.1937 have almost completely disappeared. |
| 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 1886. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Circular stamp with Japanese letters (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1731' and 'Temple' at lower left verso; '3409', 'W.170' and '3/15/-' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2340103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.