42Nursemaid and ChildNew 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: | 172 x 205 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 97 x 132 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | residual tone, mostly at the edges (very little) |
| Note on foul biting: | Flecks, scrapes and dots and round the edges. |
| Print note: | Looks very rich on figures in that colour. |
| 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: | 'Near Holloway - 1st State -' |
| 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 on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Nurse & child' on verso; '34¹ [underlined]' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0370110 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.