88Jo's Bent HeadMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.60 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 50147). Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 335 x 204 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Pro Patria countermark (crowned 'GR' with crossed branches in circle) |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even dark tone |
| Note on foul biting: | some flecks and dots |
| Print note: | printed with some burr |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | 'WS' (in box) in pencil on verso; 'Ø' on verso; 'FCO.' on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 50147' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '34' in circle on verso; '9 x 6' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0780207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.