27La Vieille aux LoquesBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 1973.61 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Gift of Miss Aimee and Miss Rosamond Lamb, Boston, to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, January 1973. |
| Paper size: | 281 x 202 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 210 x 147 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | thinner than other MFA impressions; 'laid' lines not as prominent |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | some tone at the left. |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting provides texture on the right, there is a big blob to right of the door line |
| Print note: | a good impression, quite richly inked |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' ('s' reversed) |
| 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: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '5' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0210307 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.