43The SlipperNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 199 x 119 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 119 x 79 mm |
| Note on size: | rough edge at the bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | cheap paper, fibres. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | residual |
| Note on foul biting: | at edges, a little, soft. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' in pencil on recto |
| 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. P. AVERY COLLECTION' in pencil on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'First State' on recto; '29\1-' (1 underscored) also on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0280107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.