86The ForgeVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: Circ.179-1965 State: 4/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought from P.& D. Colnaghi's, London, by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 31 March 1965 for £15.0.0. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.2A |
| Paper size: | 273 x 380 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 196 x 317 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | white, darkened |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid |
| Note on the paper: | very thin |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | - |
| Print note: | print creases leave white lines, rich burr with plenty of ink absorbed on the left side |
| 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: | The '63' refers to the Wedmore catalogue number. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '63' and '84052' on recto bottom left |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'excessively rare', [illegible], partly erased recto bottom right; '£75' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680415 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.