311Return to TilburyYale Center for British ArtAccession no: B2002.8.11 State: 1/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Robert N. Whittemore, Yale Class of 1943. |
| Image credit: | Photo © Yale Center for British Art |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Given by Robert N. Whittemore (Yale Class of 1943) to the Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2002. |
| Paper size: | 134 x 96 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 131 x 96 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: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, soft tone, more at bottom, some light bubbles |
| Note on foul biting: | small dots |
| Print note: | Cool colour |
| 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 of 1887, tab 22-31mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp on verso of tab, showing through to recto (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '(11)' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3270108 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.