246Alderney StreetArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1924.655 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Ethel Wrenn |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 39023). John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago; bequeathed to his family, 1911; bequeathed by Ethel Wrenn, Chicago, to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection, 1924. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14256 (6151 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 185 x 108 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 172 x 108 mm |
| Note on size: | trimmed between the platemark and the border of the image |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | 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: | |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | butterfly not by Whistler |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | This appears to be a 'Gazette des Beaux Arts' impression that has been trimmed between the image and the lettering; it is on a thinner laid paper than the Koehler reproduction and lacks a small curly thread near upper left corner that is visible in the reproduction |
| Collector's mark: | 'J.H.W' (J. H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 39023 (underlined) / nu-' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2380205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.