176Wych Street, LondonArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1947 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London. Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; bequeathed to his sisters; passed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 5750 |
| Paper size: | 333 x 210 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 214 x 137 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper has a very roughly torn edge at right; sheet removed from a book, with initials old [Dutch] inscription in brown ink on verso [check] |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | unidentified |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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 and 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The pencil butterfly dates from 1877/1879. |
| Collector's mark: | 'HST' (H. S. Theobald, Lugt 1376); 'C.B.' (C. L. Buckingham, L.497) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Theobald' at lower centre verso; 'JW' and old [Dutch] inscription in brown ink on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1590103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.