26La RétameuseVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: Circ.204-1919 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given (under the incorrect title 'La mere gerard') by Miss C.M. Pott, London, to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, for the Circulating Collection, 1919. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1A |
| Paper size: | 160 x 138 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 111 x 90 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | slightly darkened within the mount |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, slightly more pronounced towards edges |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting towards corners and edges; slight pitting in apron |
| Print note: | mottled effect from wiping, particularly in the foreground |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' |
| 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: | 'circ. 204-1919' black ink on verso; 'Circ 204-1919. / 5' in pencil below platemark on recto. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0140217 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.