43The SlipperBritish MuseumAccession no: 1872-07-13-404 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49573 |
| Paper size: | 167 x 124 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 118 x 79 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | possibly wove (laid lines not visible from the recto) |
| Note on the paper: | The paper is flecked with brown fibres. A close examination of the paper was prevented as the etching has been attached to the mount. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | not visible from recto |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light print tone; it is slightly darker on the bed and lower left corner. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is light foul biting at the lower left corner and left side. |
| Print note: | There is retroussage (smudgy effect). |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | none on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | none on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | On verso, circular black ink stamp, within platemark: 'BRITISH MUSEUM / 1872 / 7 13 / 404' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | none on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'J. Whistler' on recto, below platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0280207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.