306The Fleet: MonitorsColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 017.2007 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935), Berlin. Paul McCarron, New York. Dr George S. Van Houten, Netherlands; van Houten sale, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007; Peter and Paula Lunder; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, 2007. |
| Paper size: | 141 x 222 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 141 x 222 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | indecipherable fragment: 'C' [?] |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | overall tone, slightly more toward left edge, lower right corner |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'o' possibly by Whistler |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 59-72mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | (Otto Gerstenberg, Lugt 2785) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'I #45939 / 61236' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K 318'; 'W239 / 42 / 5' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3180z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.