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Murano - Glass Furnace

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession no: 17.3.118
State: 1/4

Collection credit:Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917  
Image credit:Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art  
Provenance:Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917.  

 

Paper size:197-202 x 257-266 mm  
Plate mark size:160 x 235 mm  
Note on size:very rough bottom edge, slightly rough at right  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:light weight, 'antique' (pre 1800)  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:warm brown tone wiped horizontally  
Note on foul biting:a few dots and some texture  
Print note:pale, soft, atmsopheric impression  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:an illegible letter, rather like a 'd' or 'o', or symbol on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2170102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.