244Little CourtSyracuse University Art GalleriesAccession no: 1963.1021 State: 2/2 |
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Image credit: | |
Provenance: | S.H. Nazeby Harrington (b. 1862), Birkenhead, UK. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1897 (stock no. 28649). Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963. |
Paper size: | 133 x 174 mm |
Plate mark size: | 127 x 174 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: | n/a |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | light overall tone |
Note on foul biting: | extensive grain |
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: | butterfly |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '24.May. 1883-' |
Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
Note on the tab: | tab 35-51mm from left; butterfly of 1885/1886 |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | 'HNH' circular stamp (H.N. Harrington, Lugt 1349) |
Dealers' stock nos: | 'a25459,' crossed out, 'a28649' on recto of support board |
Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K236. Undescribed 1st state, before slight new shading on figures in doorway.' written by H.Wright on supporting board recto. (Nothing on verso of board) |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
ID: | K2360121 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.