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The Slipper

British Museum
Accession no: 1872-07-13-404
State: 2/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:Bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA49573  

 

Paper size:167 x 124 mm  
Plate mark size:118 x 79 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):possibly wove (laid lines not visible from the recto)  
Note on the paper:The paper is flecked with brown fibres. A close examination of the paper was prevented as the etching has been attached to the mount.  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:not visible from recto  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:There is a light print tone; it is slightly darker on the bed and lower left corner.  
Note on foul biting:There is light foul biting at the lower left corner and left side.  
Print note:There is retroussage (smudgy effect).  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:none on recto  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:none on recto  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:On verso, circular black ink stamp, within platemark: 'BRITISH MUSEUM / 1872 / 7 13 / 404'  
Dealers' stock nos:none on recto  
Misc inscriptions by others:'J. Whistler' on recto, below platemark  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0280207  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.