214San GiorgioLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 201 State: 5/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1938 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 23953). Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 211 x 306 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 211 x 306 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | with many small inclusions (much debris) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale tone, darker at sides and bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | as usual |
| 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: | Pencil butterfly at lower right verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | at 91 to 107 mm; height 5 mm; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 23953 (underlined) / 5i' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | title, Kennedy number and state |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2010416 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.