252Cottage DoorArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1875 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London. 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: | 14263 (R 5750 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 79 x 99 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 66 x 99 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 |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with light plate tone, slightly more at left |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | This appears to be pure etching but check with microscope for drypoint in underlying, paler shading. |
| 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 1886. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HST' blindstamp on recto and 'HST' in graphite on verso (Henry Studdy Theobald. Lugt 1376) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2500202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.