44Whistler with a hatBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.2465 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, 26 April 1928 ('DEJU', BPL records); acquired by Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston for Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 318 x 225 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 152 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slightest tone in open areas |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | very strong contrast, burr very black; also ink left at plate edges for a pronounced black border |
| 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: | 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c. 16965' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K. 54'; 'S' (circled) / 'C'; 'ycox' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0540209 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.