43The SlipperLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 28 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 245 x 196 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 119 x 80 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: | top of shield surmounted by three fleurs-de-lys, with two balls below |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | inky plate mark; traces of tone near the corners |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | fine drypoint on the slipper and heavier drypoint on the face, hair and possibly among in the shading behind the head. |
| 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: | 'HM' (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 37029' at lower left on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '29 at upper right on the recto; Kennedy number at lower centre on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0280216 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.