116The Letter (Maud, seated)New York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo Whistler Etchings Project / E. G. Kennedy, The Etched Work of Whistler (1910) |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by the Lenox Library, 1910 (Lenox Library became part of New York Public Library, 1911). |
| Paper size: | 205 x 160 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 148 x 110 outside bevel mm |
| Other size: | 138 x 100 inside bevel mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Pro Patria fragment |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light overall greyish effect. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Very soft impression, with burr on dress. |
| 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: | butterfly in pencil on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | ' - 73.' at left and '3.' at right on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Maude -' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1150101 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.