202The BalconyMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 67.630.61 State: 16/19 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1967 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by Susan Dwight Bliss to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1967. |
| Paper size: | 304 x 199 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 295 x 199 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | probably browned |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone wiped vertically at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered marks at top right, less lower down; vice mark at the bottom edge. |
| Print note: | a good impression, the shadows effective in the doorway, very delicate lines on the balcony |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1885-1886, tab 50-66mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '24769' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 's.v.' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2070904 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.