131The MuffNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8469 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10532 |
| Paper size: | 125 x 73 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 125 x 73 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Warm black ink enriches the overall effect; burr on the muff and hat; there was a curving line of bare dots (bubbles?) in the printing at the bottom, and dots around the butterfly and the bottom of the muff. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | ' "The Muff" / Drypoint' on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'im[p]' |
| Note on the tab: | butterfly of 1885/1887; tab 12-25 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp on verso (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c); 'RHL' (?) on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 30662' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1130303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.