86The ForgeFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1898.307 State: 2/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Probably acquired from Whistler by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London; bought from Hermann Wunderlich & Co., New York, (receipt 9 November 1898), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, November 1898; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 202 x 320 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 195 x 315 mm |
| Note on size: | very narrow margins, particularly sides and bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japan laid |
| Note on the paper: | Eastern laid: kozo; little debris - even distribution; 29 mm between chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with selective plate tone, on areas of deepest shading in foreground and background |
| Note on foul biting: | several specks and dots appear to associated with drypoint burr and a drop of ink |
| Print note: | Drypoint wearing down, with blotching at the cross-overs of lines. A good impression; there appear to be soft lines beside the lines- maybe the paper was damp or there was an attempt at retroussage. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1861.' ( 't' not crossed) |
| 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: | M. Smith notes previous existence of inscription "S.H." in graphite on old mount (now lost). It was erased 1924.01.02. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'The Forge. Early proof' on verso by C.L. Freer; 'W63' and 'H.W.' on verso in different hands; tiny blue dot near lower left corner on verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0680203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.