86The ForgeBirmingham Museum and Art GalleryAccession no: 83'55 State: 4/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Keen bequest to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 1945. |
| Paper size: | 216 x 343 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 195 x 319 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Beehive |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light print tone that is more pronounced in the shadows at the left. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A late impression. Stray fibres have affected the printing. There is a speckled effect from the printing at the lower left and larger more mottled effect on the right half. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1861.' ( 't' not crossed) |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680336 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.