16The KitchenMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 23.65.79 State: C/3 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Theodore de Witt, 1923 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Printed for the Fine Art Society, London, 1885 or 1886. Given by Theodore de Witt, New York, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1923. |
| Paper size: | 314 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 155 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale grey/green |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | thin, light weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'au' (?) partial |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone quite dark except in the embrasure, wiped diagonally \\\ at bottom right; the window is quite dark. |
| Note on foul biting: | at the bottom |
| Print note: | Energetically cancelled with criss-crossing diagonal lines |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delâtre. Rue St. Jacques. 171' ( very faint) |
| 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'N' or 'w' on verso; 'a x -' at bottom left on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0240401292 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.