205Murano - Glass FurnaceMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.118 State: 1/4 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 197-202 x 257-266 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 160 x 235 mm |
| Note on size: | very rough bottom edge, slightly rough at right |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight, 'antique' (pre 1800) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | warm brown tone wiped horizontally |
| Note on foul biting: | a few dots and some texture |
| Print note: | pale, soft, atmsopheric impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | 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: | an illegible letter, rather like a 'd' or 'o', or symbol on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2170102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.