141The Little Forge, LiverpoolNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8479 State: 6/16 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | John Caldwell (note on mat) possibly John Caldwell, Pittsburgh (1882-1907). H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 34130). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10542 |
| Paper size: | 225 x 149 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 149 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone, more at the top right |
| Note on foul biting: | only at the edges, and some dots |
| Print note: | Strong burr; strange scraping and bare lines, and furry lines in right centre; this is the impression of the fourth state reproduced by Kennedy |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 24-32mm from left; butterfly of 1885/1888 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp on verso (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c); John Caldwell (according to the NGA mat; no collector's mark or inscription) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 34130' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '52751' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1470402 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.