141The Little Forge, LiverpoolNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/16 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 319 x 217 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 224 x 148 mm |
| Note on size: | rough at right and bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Basel crozier |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | heavily touched with crayon on the ceiling, walls and other shaded areas |
| Print tone: | light residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | very interesting, very rough grainy changes |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' and butterfly on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st proof -' and 'The little forge - / Liverpool -' on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of ca 1875 |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '75' below signature in unknown hand, '201' at top right recto; 'Wedmore 115' at lower right recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1470102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.