196The Little MastColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession 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.