370The Little CloakLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 336 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Source unknown |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| 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. Acquired by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 82 x 51 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 81 x 51 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper colour is ivory or cream discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | selectively wiped, lightest at upper right; with distinct diagonal and vertical wiping marks |
| Note on foul biting: | texture over the figure, patches a lower left, lower centre and upper and lower right; marks of vise at lower right |
| Print note: | This is the impression illustrated by Kennedy |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly on image at lower right |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886 or 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp and 'HM' in graphite (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1324) and 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '336' at upper right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3360104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.