43The SlipperNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8416 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10478 |
| Paper size: | 159 x 159 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 121 x 79 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | PRO PATRIA (partial) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | an area of soft texture at the level of the mattress |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 'LJR' stamp on verso (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '183' on recto and '184' on verso, in pen in the corner |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0280210 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.