202The BalconyColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 071.2012 State: 4b/19 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © C. G. Boerner |
| Provenance: | Therese Lownes Noble; sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, 11 May 1973 (lot 25). C. G. Boerner, 2012 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 298 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'WW' countermark |
| Medium: | etching & drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tne, slightly more at the bottom |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'No 32' and 'Mm' possibly by Whistler, on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | Pencil butterfly of ca 1885/1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'No 32' and 'Mm' possibly by Whistler, on verso |
| Source of information: | Boerner's 2012 |
| ID: | K2070510 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.