270MarblesLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 284 State: 1/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1952 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| 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. Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 132 x 96 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 132 x 96 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | many small dots and flecks |
| Print note: | traces of early subject--barely visible; this is NOT the impression of the first state illustrated by Kennedy (it was catalogued, incorrectly, as second state by LC) |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'BATEY' on sign to left of the door. |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | pencil butterfly on verso. |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st proof.' (the 'st' superscript and underlined) at lower right verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | at 69 to 77 mm; h 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp and 'HM' in graphite (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) . |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '#26' at lower left verso; Kennedy number and title verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2840202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.