46Thames WarehousesBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.1188 State: 4/5 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston; given to Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 219 x 291 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 76 x 203 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern |
| Note on the paper: | unusual 'laid' paper with wide // lines, no cross-bars; prominent 'chain' lines, no laid lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | It has not got the soft aquatint look; matted with impression of process print after this signed 'W.R.B.se' |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859.' and, on buildings, 'FREDK [superscript 'K'] VINK & Co [superscript 'o'] / ROPE & SAIL MAKERS', 'SMITH & SON. / HERMITAGE COAL WHARF', 'HO[A]RES WHARF' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| 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: | 'MK 22677' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0380211 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.