| 244Little CourtNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/2 | 
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904); acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. | 
| Paper size: | 131 x 173 mm | 
| Plate mark size: | 124 x 173 mm | 
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes | 
| Colour of the paper: | pale buff | 
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | n/a | 
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes | 
| Watermarks: | n/a | 
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | 
| Ink colour: | dark brown | 
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no | 
| Print tone: | light overall tone | 
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | OK but a bit muted by 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: | no | 
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no | 
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' | 
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886; 30-45 from left | 
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no | 
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1885/1887 | 
| Collector's mark: | n/a | 
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a | 
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '173' top left | 
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project | 
| ID: | K2360117 | 
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
