16The KitchenMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 67.630.53 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1967 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by Susan Dwight Bliss (1822-1966) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1967. |
| Paper size: | 227 x 157 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 157 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | the tone is quite dark at top tight and bottom, lighter in the embrasure. The Delatre inscription is obscured by warm black tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | textured at bottom right and left. |
| Print note: | The figure is soft and worn. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delâtre. Rue St. Jacques. 171' considerably obscured) |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886/1887; tab 24-41mm from left. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0240309 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.