223The PalacesSyracuse University Art GalleriesAccession no: 2002.0060 State: 5/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought 1904 or 1905 by H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 40674), sold before 1910 to unknown collector. Sylvan Cole Gallery, New York, bought by Syracuse University Art Galleries in 2002. |
| Paper size: | 260 x 360 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 255 x 360 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, more at bottom, wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | a few dots at edges |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab120-135mm from left; butterfly of 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 40674', 'A99679' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '5XX'; '153' verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1870z13 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.