306The Fleet: MonitorsYale University Art GalleryAccession no: 1927.80 State: 1/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Frederic George Achelis Memorial Collection, given by Miss Elizabeth Achelis to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1927. |
| Paper size: | 140 x 220 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 140 x 220 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: | possible partial watermark at bottom corner |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, more at left side. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | fine clear impression |
| 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: | butterfly in pencil on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st Proof' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1887 |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3180113 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.