239The SmithyArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1928 State: 3/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891), London; probably sold at Sotheby's, London, 3 March 1892 (lots 295/296/297/298/300), possibly bought by R. Dunthorne. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 41889). Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; bequeathed to his sisters; passed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14274 (R 5750 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 183 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 173 x 228 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | across the lower portion of plate |
| 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: | pencil butterfly dates from 1884/1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blind stamp (J.H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2921); 'C.B.' (C.L. Buckingham, Lugt 497) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 41889' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '3.' at lower right verso; 'n / M' (?) in script at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2400302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.