240WheelwrightHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 57.249 State: 1/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895. |
| Image credit: | Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca |
| Provenance: | Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Walter Dowdeswell (1858-1929), London, 1910. William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
| Paper size: | 132 x 179 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 176 mm |
| Note on size: | right edge unevenly cut |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall |
| Note on foul biting: | fleck at right, marks at edges and corners |
| Print note: | a rather grey effect, the black is crisp, some bubbling at lower left |
| 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.' above platemark to right of centre |
| 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: | 'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on verso; triangle in pencil on verso (unidentified); 'L / v / c' (?) in pencil on verso (unidentified) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 70784' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1st. State'; 'FPx' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2330102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.