86The ForgeMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.37.34 State: 6/6 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Henry Walters |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by Henry Walters (1841-1931) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 256 x 382 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 195 x 317 mm |
| Note on size: | uneven at the bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | more tone on the left than right |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | good impression with 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '12' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680408 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.