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The Turret Ship

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.374
State: 1/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow; H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 37405).E. G. Kennedy, New York. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA. ('FJU').  

 

Paper size:131 x 176 mm  
Plate mark size:126 x 176 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid, 'antique'  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:fragment: Arms of Amsterdam (bottom edge)  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:slight overall tone, heavier at left  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:good, delicate impression  

 

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:  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:47-59mm from right  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'B.M.' stamp (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394) ; 'EGK' (E.G. Kennedy, Lugt 857); 'HHB' stamp (H.H. Benedict, Lugt 2936) stamps on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 37405' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'H W & Co' / '5' [W / Kennedy mk]' / (scribble)  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3210108  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.