196The Little MastFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M12101 State: 3/8 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Edwin de T. Bechtel |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, jr (1863-1912), Boston. Given by Edwin de Turck Bechtel (1880-1957) to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 267 x 187 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 267 x 187 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | somewhat thick |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Clean-wiped, except for some residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | Along the bottom left edge, and possible in the bottom right corner. |
| Print note: | A good impression, crisp and clear. |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | Pencil butterfly 1880/1881; 8mm height/38-58 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'J.C' circular stamp (T. J. Coolidge, Lugt 1429); pencil initial 'H' with short rune-like additions, both on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'I / )v' [crossed out] 'trial proof The Little Mast, W. 151'; 'ECO x v' 'monogram 'YHT' [possibly] on verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1850107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.