86The ForgeArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 2007.135 State: 4/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Arthur MacDougall Wood, through the generosity of Pauline Wood Egan and Arthur M. Wood, Jr. |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Pauline Kohlstaat Palmer (Mrs Potter Palmer II) (1882-1956); Arthur MacDougall Wood (1913-2006); bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 2007. |
| Paper size: | 272 x 383 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 196 x 317 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | japan tissue |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1861.' ( 't' not crossed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '81036' at lower left recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W63' at lower left recto; 'The Forge' at lower centre recto; [illeg] at lower right recto (possibly partial price code) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680340 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.