18The Unsafe TenementBritish MuseumAccession no: 1885-05-09-19 State: 2/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1885. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49306 |
| Paper size: | 219 x 280 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 159 x 228 mm |
| Other size: | 158 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine collé (possibly on wove - laid lines not visible from recto) |
| Note on the paper: | Examination prevented as the etching is attached to the mount. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Print tone is used selectively in the sky and foreground. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is foul biting towards the edges, particularly at the left hand side. There are areas of dense pitting in the foreground and finer areas of pitting at the upper right corner. |
| Print note: | There is a fluid boundary line at the lower edge suggesting the use of stopping out varnish. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' ('s' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | none on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | none on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | none on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | none on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W.7.' on recto, at lower left; at lower right: 'Early proof with sky' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0170206 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.