136Florence LeylandWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 9017 State: 9/11 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., October 1975, £342. |
| Paper size: | 288 x 186 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 212 x 136 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory (yellowed) |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper and flecked with brown fibres. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| 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 slightly darker at the upper left and in the shadows behind the figure. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The ink is greyish black in colour. The drypoint lines are soft and slightly worn looking. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'I am Flo' |
| 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: | 'c 38059' on recto, at lower right corner; '2146/250' at lower right corner. |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '6' on verso, at upper right; '6x' on recto, at lower right, below platemark; 'Florence Leyland' at lower left edge. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1100603 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.