| 279Wimpole StreetLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 286 State: 1/1 |  | 
| Collection credit: | Source unknown | 
| 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. Acquired by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. | 
| Paper size: | 99 x 65 mm | 
| Plate mark size: | 99 x 65 mm | 
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes | 
| Colour of the paper: | ivory | 
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid | 
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes | 
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching | 
| Ink colour: | black | 
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no | 
| Print tone: | soft tone all round the edge | 
| Note on foul biting: | dots and flecks | 
| Print note: | This is the impression illustrated by Kennedy | 
| 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: | Butterflyon verso. | 
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '[1st.] proof' on verso | 
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' | 
| Note on the tab: | at 11 to 18 mm; h 2 mm | 
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no | 
| Notes on inscriptions: | part of the inscription ['1st.] is in a different hand and lead from the word 'proof' and the butterfly | 
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp and 'HM' in graphite (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342) and 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) | 
| Dealers' stock nos: | no | 
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '286' at upper right verso' 'K.286' at lower right verso | 
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project | 
| ID: | K2860103 | 
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
