86The ForgeVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, RichmondAccession no: L.65.2011.12 State: 4/6 |
| Collection credit: | Promised gift of Frank Raysor. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Sylvester Rosa Koehler (1837-1900), Boston. Colnaghi's, London (stock no. C 11836). Raysor Collection; promised gift to Virginia Museum of Fine Art |
| Paper size: | 214 x 335 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 195 x 316 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | slightly darkened in margin |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | beehive (bricked arch) |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | thin, drypoint fading; Ellis & Green impression |
| 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: | 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: | 'S.R. Koehler' on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c. 11836' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680z28 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.