223The PalacesBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 1978.350 State: 6/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 21458). Bequest of Janet H. Stevens to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, September 1978. |
| Paper size: | 254 x 359 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 251 x 359 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' laid (post 1800) , slightly darker at the edges |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | '1814' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall tone, rather grey |
| Note on foul biting: | dots, and texture at right |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | tab 84-95mm from right, pencil butterfly of 1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 21458'; '15127c' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Wx net' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870314 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.