252Cottage DoorUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.395 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Royal Collection, Windsor; sold to Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1906; sold to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1906 (stock no. 42037); sold to Obach & Co., London, 1906; bought by Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI, 1908; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 71 x 99 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 67 x 99 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| 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: | very pale overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | distinct file or vise mark at lower right corner |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly on tab; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1887. |
| Collector's mark: | 'VR' crowned, oval stamp (Royal Library, Windsor, Lugt 2535) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2500206 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.