171Free Trade WharfSyracuse University Art GalleriesAccession no: 1963.0985 State: 4/8 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Syracuse University Art Galleries |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 39823). Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963. |
| Paper size: | 199 x 279 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 98 x 187 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japan |
| Note on the paper: | very wide apart laid lines; slightly yellow edges, light |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall |
| Note on foul biting: | speckles at edges, areas of texture |
| Print note: | good impression on slightly glossy paper |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly in pencil below platemark |
| 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: | 1888/1890s pencil butterfly |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 39823' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '5' recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1630523 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
