18The Unsafe TenementBritish MuseumAccession no: 1872-07-13-426 State: 3/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | 'The Farm Yard' bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49303 |
| Paper size: | 214 x 275 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 157 x 227 mm |
| Other size: | 155 x 226 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: | not visible from recto |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is light and patchy; it is slightly darker in the sky and areas of the foreground. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is a circular mark from the grip of a tool at the lower right corner and foul biting at the corners. There are particularly notable areas of pitting along the lower edge and right side. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | none on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0170309 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.