259DordrechtColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 015.2011 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Mortimer Menpes, London; sold to Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1903 (stock no. a38269), valued at £10.7.6. Susan Schulman Printsellers, New York; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College Museum of Art. 2011. |
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| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
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| Tab?: | yes |
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| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | soft graduated tone |
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| 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: | |
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| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | butterfly of ca 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | |
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| ID: | K2420z05 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.