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43

The Slipper

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8416
State: 2/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10478  

 

Paper size:159 x 159 mm  
Plate mark size:121 x 79 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 (partial)  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:an area of soft texture at the level of the mattress  
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: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:'LJR' stamp on verso (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'183' on recto and '184' on verso, in pen in the corner  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0280210  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.