Details
| Artist | James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American, 1834-1903 |
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| Date | 1887 or 1888 |
| Medium | etching on laid paper |
| Dimensions | Plate: 5 1/16 × 3 3/4 inches (12.9 × 9.6 cm) Sheet: 5 1/8 × 3 3/4 inches (13 × 9.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, funds from Nena Cunningham Dahling in honor of Mary M. Roby, with additional funds from Mary M. Roby |
| Accession Number | 2019.103 |
| Department | Prints, Drawings & Photographs |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Marks | Marked, in graphite, reserved tab at right: [Whistler's buffterfly monogram] imp |
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Provenance
Howard Mansfield [1849-1938].
(A. A. Hahlo and Co., New York, New York, USA);
1919, purchased by Harris Whittemore, Sr. [1864-1927];
by descent, Harris Whittemore, Jr. [1894-1974] and Robert Napier Whittemore [1897-1994];
by descent, Robert Napier Whittemore [1921-2010];
by descent, Thyrza S. Whittemore;
consigned to (Susan Schulman Fine Art, Inc., New York, New York, USA);
2019-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
(A. A. Hahlo and Co., New York, New York, USA);
1919, purchased by Harris Whittemore, Sr. [1864-1927];
by descent, Harris Whittemore, Jr. [1894-1974] and Robert Napier Whittemore [1897-1994];
by descent, Robert Napier Whittemore [1921-2010];
by descent, Thyrza S. Whittemore;
consigned to (Susan Schulman Fine Art, Inc., New York, New York, USA);
2019-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
