259DordrechtPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 2/2 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo Whistler Etchings Project |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the present owner from Alan Gilbert, Denver, Colorado, 1981. |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | a few dots |
| Print note: | a good clear impression |
| 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: | n/a |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | n/a |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1885/1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records |
| ID: | K2420209 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
