458ZaandamFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: 2005.265 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Printed in March 1890, possibly sold to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York. Given by Patricia Cornwell to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA, 2005. |
| Paper size: | 131 x 220 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 131 x 220 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight overall tone, a shade darker lower left corner |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Crisp clean impression. |
| 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: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '5. Mar. 6' and 'For Wunderlich' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | Small butterfly dates from c1890; 2mm height/51-61mm from right |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The inscription indicates the date and number of impressions printed, that is, the sixth impression pulled on 5 March or the fifth on 6 March, probably 1890. |
| Collector's mark: | Unidentified small pencil symbol or monogram, possibly an 'M', though it also looks a little like a butterfly, on verso (possibly a royal mark). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4160214 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.