236TurkeysDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 62.52 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | Anonymous bequest in memory of Hal H. Smith. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. E. E. MacCrone. Anonymous bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1962. |
| Paper size: | 213 x 132 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 206 x 131 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | flecked with dark fibres |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | more pronounced in foreground and edges, light elsewhere |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting throughout, particularly around fowl; slight foul biting around edges |
| Print note: | reticulation of ink in foreground; mottled tone around cat and building at upper right |
| 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: | 29 mm from left; tab 6 x 15 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' in circle, stamp in blue ink verso, on reverse of tab (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' verso, black ink stamp (Whittemore, Lugt 1384a); verso, pencil: 'Hy' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '10' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1990211 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.