229The RivaUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.379 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891), London; possibly sold at Sotheby's, London, 3 March 1892 (lot 249), bought by Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, £3.0.0. Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 222 x 313 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 201 x 296 mm |
| Note on size: | small margins |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian wove |
| Note on the paper: | heavy Japan paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' in graphite at lower left on the recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | see inscribed marks |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blind stamp (J.H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2921); stylized device on the verso (this may be a version of Walter Dowdeswell's mark; see Lugt 799) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'C. 14298' at lower centre on verso; '9371' at upper left on verso; 'B538' [crossed out] |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1640/DG BN / 5000.-' (the numbers and letters before 5000 underlined) at lower left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1920320 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.