86The ForgeDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: F77.125 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Dr and Mrs Sheldon Stern |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1977. |
| Paper size: | 216 x 341 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 195 x 317 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'DE ERWEN DE [superscript 'E'] BLAUW |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | darker on left half, although wiped clean around forge and light emanating from it |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | mottled effect particularly at right side from wiping |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1866' [check] |
| 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: | 'BPU' (in banner) recto, lower right, black ink, 'MB' (underneath) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'III of 4 plate' on verso at lower left |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680327 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.