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Bunting

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.377
State: 2/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bernard Buchanan Macgeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow; H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 37380); E. G. Kennedy, New York. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA., MA.  

 

Paper size:179 x 124 mm  
Plate mark size:175 x 124 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):modern (?) laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black (greenish tone)  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:slight overall tone, slightly heavier at left and bottom  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:lovely impression, slightly grainy; such delicate wiping  

 

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:  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:39-51mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'B.M.' stamp (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394) ; 'EGK' stamp (E.G. Kennedy, Lugt 857); 'HHB' stamp (H.H. Benedict, Lugt 2936) stamps on verso; and 'CMN' [?] in pencil  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 37380' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'HIR. W'; '8' [W / Kennedy stamp]  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3240106  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.