216The Little LagoonArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1933.263 State: 3/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Walter S. Brewster Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Walter Stanton Brewster (1872-1954), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1933. |
| Paper size: | 235 x 154 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 229 x 154 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with light plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The vertical and diagonal 'wiping' scratches in the sky are somewhat visible while vertical and curving scratches in the water, visible in 1938.1896, are not present. |
| 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 of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | laid down so verso not visible |
| Collector's mark: | 'WSB' (W.S. Brewster, Lugt 2651a) on backboard |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1860233 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.