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Sketching

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.401
State: 5/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Acquired by Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951) in 1919 ('July 1919 AB'); given to Boston Public Library, MA.  

 

Paper size:160 x 235 mm  
Plate mark size:120 x 166 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:leaf; probably from published book  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:clean  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:rather thin impression; slippage in printing at top; pretty light without plate number and publishers imprint  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler.' ('t' not crossed)  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'London, Published Decembe[r] 1st. 1861 by Day & Son, Lith. To the Queen'; 'J. Whistler // PL. 45  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'89455' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'87' on recto; 'Or (?)'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0860409  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.