86The ForgeFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: G5714 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | E. H. Gray?; acquired by the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 218 x 341 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 193 x 317 mm |
| Note on size: | It has a margin. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | DE ERVEN DE BLAUW |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate burr; clean wiped at right, moderate tone at left |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The small blank area to right of smith's hat is noticeable; big printing 'hair' above forge |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1866.' ( '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: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso, in pencil, possibly a monogram, 'E.H.G.' where the E is rounded. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'E.H.G' [Green leaf - Fogg staff] |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680313 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.