49The PoolSterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MAAccession no: 1967.13 State: 4/6 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Acquired from Kennedy Galleries, New York, by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, ca 1967. |
| Paper size: | 203 x 302 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 138 x 214 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | yes |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light |
| Note on foul biting: | at the corners |
| Print note: | a lot of scratches |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards, 'COOPER', 'Gr GEORGE'S Wf', 'NEW CRANE / TO LET'; on boat, 'JANE No. 6' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1890s |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 37230' and 'MK 15397' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '40 / J.G. #10' on recto; '47' on verso; 'ox.e' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0430z08 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
