18The Unsafe TenementMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 60.598.30 State: 3/4 |
| Collection credit: | Julia S. Manges, in memory of her husband Dr. Morris Manges, 1960 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Julia S. Manges (d. 1960), in memory of her husband Dr Morris Manges, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1960. |
| Paper size: | 197 x 275 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 158 x 225 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper has lines but not cross wire lines. It has browned to buff |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, slightly more in the foreground. |
| Note on foul biting: | Along the bottom, and a little at top right. |
| Print note: | The print looks brown because of the paper. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' ('S' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | '16' on recto. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0170414 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.