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The Little Mast

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.466
State: 3/8

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:Susan Schulman, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 1 April 2004; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:010.2004  

 

Paper size:272 x 186 tab mm  
Plate mark size:268 x 186 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid, 'antique'  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:PRO PATRIA  
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:  
Print note:  

 

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:see below  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'Very early proof - / [butterfly]' on verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:42-54 from left, butterly of 1890s  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'C 34163'  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K.185I' 'The Little Mast / 5'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1850115  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.