119The Little Velvet DressWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 7787 State: 1/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased from P. & D. Colnaghi's by Walker Art Gallery, January 1972, £400 (V&A purchase grant fund, £220). |
| Paper size: | 278 x 202 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 164 x 119 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | light weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
| Print tone: | There is a light-medium print tone that is more pronounced at the lower left, creating shadows behind the figure. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The ink is greyish black in colour. There are very soft delicate effects from the burr. |
| 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: | On recto, below platemark, in pencil: 'Whistler 1st' (underlined) |
| 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: | 'c.37705' (Colnaghi's) on recto, at lower right, below platemark. |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.106' on recto, at lower right, below platemark. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1060102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.