312TilburyBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.370 State: 1/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. E. G. Kennedy, New York. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Bought by Albert H. Wiggin for Boston Public Library, MA, September 1919 ('CEJ') |
| Paper size: | 84 x 176 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 80 x 176 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid? |
| Note on the paper: | tipped down; probably 'antique' laid paper; not examined as all four corners are hinged |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight overall tone; heavier toward left edge |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good impression; most of the prints in this set have an almost greenish cast in their plate tone (it could also be the lights in the BPL study room …); all impressions in this set very subtly wiped and printed. Note: pencil monogram on verso of all, plus initials that could(?) be HW & Co (Wunderlich?) |
| 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 1887/1888; 29-41mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3170108 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.