141The Little Forge, LiverpoolMcManus Art Galleries and Museum, DundeeAccession no: 1914-191 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © McManus Galleries & Museum |
| Provenance: | Royal Collection, Windsor; probably Agnew's, London, 1906. Sir James Caird; McManus Art Galleries and Museum, Dundee, 1914. |
| Paper size: | 340 x 220 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 149 mm |
| Note on size: | Unevenly cut; abraded with paper loss at upper and lower right. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | soiled |
| Tab?: | No |
| Watermarks: | elaborate, with scrolls and flowers |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | monochrome wash to right of the smith and at right above the two men; shading on walls and on shadows at left over the bench and under same; possibly quill pen on lines and brush for rough washes. |
| Print tone: | light uneven tone |
| Note on foul biting: | Hard to tell because of wash additions and inking. |
| Print note: | A very interesting worked proof. There is a paper crease to left of centre top, running down towards the furnace; new drypoint above the smith's head; wash is rough and scrubbed-looking. |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | n/a |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | No |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | n/a |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | crown in graphite pencil; oval with crown over 'VR' stamp, on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '15' (?) on recto; 'W.115' on recto. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1470z03 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.