86The ForgeBritish MuseumAccession no: 1863-10-17-167 State: 4/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Purchased from Whistler by the British Museum, London, 1863. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50210 |
| Paper size: | 262 x 385 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 195 x 316 mm |
| Other size: | 203 x 323 chine mm |
| Note on size: | quite a margin on the chine |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid down on wove |
| Note on the paper: | inlaying has left an extra platemark |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone overall, particularly in shadows |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | printer's crease to right of centre - blurr - but some bare dots in background, burr beginning to spot |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1861.' ( '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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0680310 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.