307TroopshipsColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.490 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Colnaghi's, London, from whom purchased in 1971 by Paul Walter, New York. Sotheby's, New York, 3 November 2006 (lot 55); Peter and Paula Lunder; given to Colby College, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 019.2006 |
| Paper size: | 131 x 176 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 128 x 176 mm |
| Note on size: | tab: 3mm high |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | yes, especially lower left corner |
| 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 |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 48-60 mm from right |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '139' circled, 'C 354ø46RL' ; 'L.1982.4.13' on mat |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.319 ii / Undescribed / Troop Ships' on verso; 'Walter' on mat |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3190208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.