181ChelseaHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 57.246 State: 5/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895. |
| Image credit: | Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. Henry Harper Benedict, New York. William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
| Paper size: | 226 x 312 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 133 x 205 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | darkened to buff, 'antique' |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even buff tone |
| Note on foul biting: | dots in sky and water |
| Print note: | warm black |
| 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: | no |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'B.M.' rectangular stamp on verso (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); 'PRINTSELLERS ASSOCIATION / HT' oval blind stamp on recto ; 'HHB' stamp (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 1298) on verso; 'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on recto. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Fulham' recto; 'H-5-' verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1820220 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.