313Windsor (Memorial)Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 67.630.60 State: 3/4 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1967 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by Susan Dwight Bliss to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1967. |
| Paper size: | 136 x 95 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 133 x 95 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre 1800) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone, more at the bottom, smoothly wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | some texturing |
| 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: | 'No. 21.' / 'Rare - few proofs …' [butterfly] on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 1887 pencil butterfly |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The mount tab cuts on to W's inscription on the verso |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Wax / ax / -' and 'ix' on verso |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K3290z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.