202The BalconyColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.440 State: 18/19 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 23955). John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago. C. G. Boerner, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 11 October 2001; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 004.2002 |
| Paper size: | 295 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 295 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'SH' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | effective tone in the water |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1890s; 61-74 from right |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Wrenn ( L. 1475) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 23955' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '03' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2071106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.