The Fitting

The Fitting — Mary Cassatt. 1890–91.

Medium: color drypoint and aquatint. Dimensions: Platemark: 37.6 x 25.5 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.); Sheet: 42.7 x 31.4 cm (16 13/16 x 12 3/8 in.).

Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

This print belongs to a set of ten color etchings that Mary Cassatt displayed at her first exhibition, held at Paris's Galerie Durand-Ruel in 1891. To create the image of a woman being fitted for a gown by a seamstress, the artist worked with multiple printing plates and "painted" ink onto the surface of each by hand. As a result, although the prints exist in multiples, each is virtually unique.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.