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The Little Forge, Liverpool

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP
State: 12/16

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:320 x 199 mm  
Plate mark size:224 x 149 mm  
Note on size:slightly uneven at right  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:slightly browned, 'antique' laid  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:possibly an indistinct watermark  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:deep tone at the top, much lighter below  
Note on foul biting:a few dots and blips  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:butterfly in pencil on recto  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'The Little Forge -' at lower centre recto (possibly by Whistler  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:large pencil butterfly of 1877/1879  
Collector's mark:'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Wedmore-115' at lower left recto; Latin writing in pen on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1470606  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.