48LimehouseColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.366 State: 4/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Fine Art Society, London; bought by Peter Lunder, 8 July 2004; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 036.2004 |
| Paper size: | 229 x 361 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory/cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | ledger leaf with blue edges, 'antique' laid (see others in set) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg lily |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | extensive texturing, dots and grain, on buildings and boats, foul biting particularly in the bottom right corner. |
| Print note: | A good impression. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '...UR MAC…' above the bow window at top right; 'CURTIS GIN' ('N' reversed) on the signboard in the background. |
| 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.40 iii' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0400330 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.