236TurkeysArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1954.57 State: 1/2 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Stanley Field |
| Image credit: | The Art Institute of Chicago. Photography © The Art Institute of Chicago. |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow, probably before 1902. John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago. Given by Stanley Field to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1954. |
| Additional acq. no: | RX 1117 |
| Paper size: | 209 x 131 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 201 x 131 mm |
| Note on size: | trimmed within platemark |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | shield |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | considerable |
| Print note: | Presumably the impression of the first state described, but not illustrated, by Kennedy |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (Lugt 394) and 'J.H.W.' (John H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'E,223' at lower left verso; '60' and '104' (encircled) at lower right verso'; '165' upside down on tab berso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1990202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.