251DieppeArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.644 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14262 (R 3215 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 50 x 82 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 50 x 82 mm |
| Note on size: | Trimmed to or within platemark, without tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with some plate tone, particularly at lower right |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | very lightly etched. |
| 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 and 'imp.' on recto; butterfly and 'imp.', verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The pencil butterflies date from 1886/1887. |
| Collector's mark: | Circular stamp with Japanese letters (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 255' (underlined) / 'au-' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Dieppe' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2460102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.