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The Forge

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 80.098.013
State: 6/6

Collection credit:Gift of Mr and Mrs Ruben Shohet.  
Image credit:Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca  
Provenance:Gift of Mr and Mrs Ruben Shohet to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1980.  

 

Paper size:230 x 365 mm  
Plate mark size:190 x 311 mm  
Note on size:rough edges left and right, possibly from a ledger  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:darkened, thin, light weight  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:Winged lion more like a lamb over 'PF'  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:overall tone  
Note on foul biting:dots overall from remains of drypoint burr  
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:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:  
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:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0680418  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.