231TraghettoNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1949.5.548 State: 1/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Probably sold by Whistler to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1892 (stock no. a 21333). Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York, 1910; probably sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-15855 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight paper |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial Strasbourg Lily / VGZ (Chicago watermarks 292 and 293) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | some chalk on the left of the the two standing figures at right. |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | acid droplets at upper left and lower right |
| Print note: | Slightly warm black ink. As the lines are heavily inked, it is difficult to tell if there is drypoint. |
| 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: | 'first proof' butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 55-107mm from left, height 8mm; butterfly of 1881 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | no |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' (Howard Mansfield); 'HW' stamp (H.G.Whittemore, Lugt 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 21333' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Perhaps only impression of first state. The plate was destroyed and a new etching made of the subject. H.M.' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1900103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.