51BillingsgateMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 1986.1180.1591 State: 9/9 |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1986 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Grace M. Pugh (1894-1985) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986. |
| Paper size: | 210 x 308 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 225 mm |
| Other size: | image 150 x 223 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | darkened and darkened within mat |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arches |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint? |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Tone overall a bit odd, matt tone and in platemark textured. |
| Note on foul biting: | Flecks and texture. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '6 1/4 9 1/4 / 5 1/2 5' (?) on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0470727 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.