230Riva, No. 2University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.389 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Royal Collection, Windsor; sold to Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1906; sold to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1906 (stock no. 42025); sold to Obach & Co., London, 1906. Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 217 x 307 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 208 x 307 mm |
| Note on size: | there is a narrow margin at the top |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily / WR |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Uneven plate tone, mostly at the bottom of the plate. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | warm black ink |
| 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 on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly on tab; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of about 1886/1887; there is an arched line over the period (full stop) after 'imp' by the verso butterfly signature |
| Collector's mark: | crown symbol, pencil (possibly denoting Royal collection, Lugt 2921h) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2060121 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.