86The ForgeBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: P11785 State: 4/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Henry F. Sewall (1861-1896), New York; purchased by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Harvey D. Parker Collection, November 1897. |
| Paper size: | 212 x 337 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 192 x 315 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | DE ERVEN DE BLAUW |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
| Print tone: | comparatively clean wiped - only significant burr on blacksmith and forge |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | clean impression with soft line |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1866.' ( 't' not crossed) |
| 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: | 'H.F.S.' stamp (H.F. Sewall, Lugt 1309) on verso; MFA (Lugt 1870) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.