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The Slipper

Grafische Sammlung der Albertina, Vienna
Accession no: DG1904/40

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Purchased for Kr. 75 (approx. £3) from Artaria & Co., Vienna, by the k. k. Hofbibliothek, Vienna, 1904; transferred to the Albertina in 1921.  

 

Paper size:280 x 201 mm  
Plate mark size:120 x 80 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:light cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Japan  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:  
Print tone:light residual tone  
Note on foul biting:only slight foul biting in lower left corner; faint pitting along right margin  
Print note:platemark slightly askew on paper  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
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:no  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:verso left margin 'Albertina Graph. Sammlg' in circle (Lugt 5e)  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:verso lower margin '1904-40'; lower right corner '37'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0280z02  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.