311Return to TilburyUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1987/1.361 State: 1/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Museum purchase made possible by the Alfred E. Pernt Memorial Fund, in honor of Dr. of Technical Sciences Max H.J. Pernt and his wife Anna Pernt (née Mueller) |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Bought by the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI, 1987. |
| Paper size: | 134 x 95 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 131 x 95 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light print tone, darker on the bottom third of the plate, on the sea |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks, particularly at centre |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The mount is marked state II/III, but there is only one Kennedy state, and this impression seems to conform it |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'K.2030' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '39' at upper right on the verso; 'K.327 und II' at lower right on the verso; '$3,250.' on the mount |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3270107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.