1Sketches on the Coast Survey PlateNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEYG State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Mrs Henry Draper to the New York Public Library. |
| Paper size: | 155 x 262 mm |
| Plate mark size: | n/a mm |
| Other size: | 126 x 242 mm |
| Note on size: | the platemark is indecipherable |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light area of tone, which is what is measured as other |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | sharply printed detail |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'JW' |
| 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: | |
| 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: | '20 Jan. 08'; 'Mrs Draper' on verso; 'Whistler's first plate' on recto. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0010124 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.