8Little ArthurNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEYG State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Given by Samuel Isham to the New York Public Library. |
| Paper size: | 180 x 127 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 57 x 49 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | textures appear to be uneven where the lines were scraped down |
| Print note: | rather a matt effect in the shadow; the platemark is outside the margin of the japanese paper. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| 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: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'SAMUEL ISHAM' COLLECTION' stamp on recto; '58021' stamp verso; 'N. Y. PUBLIC LIBRARY PRINTS DIVISION' Stamp verso over number. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Little Arthur - Whistler Etchgs. To Avery -' on recto, unknown hand |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0090524 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.