86The ForgeBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 27.1402 State: 6/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 46009). Horatio Greenough Curtis (d. ca 1923), Boston; bequeathed to Mrs Horatio Greenough Curtis; bequeathed to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, June/July 1927, received September 1940. |
| Paper size: | 246 x 368 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 190 x 316 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | thinnest |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate plate tone overall, plus much heavier in left third of plate; highlights carefully wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Rich burr |
| 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: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 46009' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680412 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.