301Children, PortsmouthYale Center for British ArtAccession no: B2002.8.7 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Robert N. Whittemore, Yale Class of 1943. |
| Image credit: | Photo © Yale Center for British Art |
| Provenance: | Clarence Buckingham; given to Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York, 13 December 1906; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919; family descent; given by Robert N. Whittemore (Yale Class of 1943) to the Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2002. |
| Paper size: | 70 x 99 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 66 x 99 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | darkened to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | some dots |
| Print note: | very dark brown 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1887, tab 11-20 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp on verso of tab (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp on verso (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '182' (?) on verso, and inscription 'Presented to Howard Mansfield by his friend Clarence Buckingham / Dec. 13. 1906.' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3230105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.