106FuscoArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1888 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 5750 |
| Paper size: | 315 x 182 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 209 x 132 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'old ledger' paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Hunting horn in shield |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | Black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | drypoint appears somewhat more worn in that impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly '4. Whistler' in graphite, lower right, in margin |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | Signed with large shaded butterfly and '4. Whistler.' in graphite, lower right, in margin; number '4' may indicate 4th impression printed as another impression (AIC 1917.452) has '7' and '7th' inscribed in right margin. |
| Collector's mark: | stylized device at upper right on verso; this may be Walter Dowdeswell's mark; see Lugt 799; 'C.B.' stamp (C. L. Buckingham, Lugt 497) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0990103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.