459Cameo, No. 1 (Mother and Child)Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.145 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Royal Collection, Windsor. Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 181 x 127 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 176 x 127 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre 1800) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light residual tone, pale buff, look slightly (glow?) |
| Note on foul biting: | a scatter of dots |
| Print note: | good clear impression |
| 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: | butterfly' imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1889/90s: tab 30-40 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HBD' circular stamp (H.B.Dick); 'VR' crowned, oval stamp (Royal Library, Windsor, Lugt 2535) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Mother & child', 'very rare' on verso, 'not in W' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3470106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.