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The Little Mast

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
Accession no: 91.565
State: 5/8

Collection credit:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Gift of Dr And Mrs Helmut Wakeham  
Image credit:Photo Travis Fullerton © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts  
Provenance:Gift of Dr and Mrs Helmut Wakeham to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, 1991.  

 

Paper size:271 x 188 mm  
Plate mark size:269 x 188 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:looks dark brown  
Note on foul biting:textured surfaces  
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:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 46-57 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:  
Dealers' stock nos:'A 39049'  
Misc inscriptions by others:'151', '4387', 'No.?' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1850309  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.