44Whistler with a hatUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.341 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Sir James Thomas Knowles (1831-1908), London; sold at auction, Christie's, 26 May 1908; Obach & Co., London; bought by Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 296 x 221 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 224 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone at top and right |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | 'J.T.K.' in oval and 'No. 7' in graphite at lower left on the recto and verso (note that Lugt 1546, the mark of Sir James Knowles, does not include the oval around the initials) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '363' in red pencil at lower left on the recto; '259' at lower left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0540207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.