229The RivaArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1933.774.59 State: C/4 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Walter S. Brewster |
| Image credit: | The Art Institute of Chicago. Photography © The Art Institute of Chicago. |
| Provenance: | Walter M. Hill (1868-1952), Chicago; Walter S. Brewster (1872-1954), Chicago; given to the Art Institute, 1933. |
| Paper size: | 240 x 380 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 295 mm |
| Note on size: | Sight measurement of paper; the impression is bound |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | creame |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | Etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | considerable plate tone, slightly lighter on water at right |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | several creases, showing faintly as pale white lines |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly, upper left |
| 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: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | "The Riva No 1." / M189 Gr189 W157 K192" on recto in lower margin in Brewster's hand. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1920403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.