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The Forge

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W 398
State: 4/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston. Acquired from the Lee M. Friedman Estate, by Boston Public Library, MA, 27 October 1958.  

 

Paper size:242 x 368 mm  
Plate mark size:197 x 320 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:thinnest tissue  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:slightest plate tone overall, perhaps with highlights wiped more cleanly  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:some 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: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:'BPL' bird stamp (Boston Public Library, Lugt 2820); (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:fragment of title (trimmed)  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0680335  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.