86The ForgeWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 1306 State: 4/6 |
| Collection credit: | Bequeathed by James Smith (of Blundellsands) |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | James Smith (1831-1923), Blundellsands; bequeathed to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1923. |
| Additional acq. no: | BW 643 |
| Paper size: | 220 x 342 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 196 x 319 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | stuck down on a backing sheet. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Unable to examine properly. |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light print tone that is darker on the left, although wiped more cleanly to suggest the forge and its glare. There is a mottled effect from wiping. |
| Note on foul biting: | Although there has been no acid action, there is an effect similar to etched granular tone at the left. |
| Print note: | There are rich velvety drypoint effects on the left. |
| 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: | '2875C', 'IN1306' on recto, at lower edge. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680323 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.