120The Velvet Dress (Mrs Leyland)Colby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.485 State: 3/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Watson Bradley Dickerman (1846-1923). H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 49003). Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1860-1938), London. Fine Art Society, London; bought by Peter Lunder, 4 March 2004; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 006.2004 |
| Paper size: | 280 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 232 x 156 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japanese |
| Note on the paper: | very thin |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone around the edge |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | drypoint lines have burr visible. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 49003' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W.91 Early trial proof from the Menpes Collection [MNO9]' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1050303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.