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Finette

British Museum
Accession no: 1887-12-16-34-8
State: C/14

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:Published in a cancelled set of etchings by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Album acquired by the British Museum, London, 1887.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA102527  

 

Paper size:323 x ca 244 mm  
Plate mark size:290 x 200 mm  
Note on size:sheet bound into volume, slightly rough edges  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:partial horned crown  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:no  
Note on foul biting:some acid spots top right  
Print note:minimal cancelling  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. 1859.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:see signature  
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:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0581106  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.