86The ForgeVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: C.A.I. 144 State: 4/6 |
| Collection credit: | Constantine Alexander Ionides Collection |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Constantine Alexander Ionides (1833-1900), London; bequeathed to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1901. |
| Additional acq. no: | Ionides 8a |
| Paper size: | 210 x 336 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 193 x 316 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The watermark is perfectly centered. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Beehive DEDB |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | no |
| Print note: | many lines appear to be doubled, possibly the effect of steelfacing the drypoint burr |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | recto lower left corner red circular stamp, crowned 'CAI' (Lugt 488); verso centre dark grey stamp 'V.A.M.' (Lugt 2503) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'C.A.I. 144.' on verso at bottom centre in black ink; verso in pencil lower left, 'W. 63.' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680334 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.