486BohemiansLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 442 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Source unknown |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 35169). Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Acquired by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 88 x 52 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 84 x 52 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | darkened |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | some tiny dots at bottom and vice mark at top right |
| Print note: | warm black ink, looks dark brown |
| 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 1901; tab 8 - 18mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HW' (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) stamp on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 35169' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '442' on verso; 'ox-' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4420106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.