46Thames WarehousesBirmingham Museum and Art GalleryAccession no: 562'04 State: 4b/5 |
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Provenance: | One of 15 etchings purchased and presented by the Trustees of the Public Picture Gallery Fund, Birmingham, June 1904. |
Paper size: | 80 x 207 mm |
Plate mark size: | 77 x 204 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
Note on the paper: | light/medium weight |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | There is a light overall print tone that is slightly more pronounced at the edges. |
Note on foul biting: | Granular etched tone is used around the boats and buildings. There is also general pitting throughout. |
Print note: | There are areas of stopping out varnish evident, bounding areas of controlled pitting. |
Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859.' and, on buildings, 'FREDK [superscript 'K'] VINK & Co [superscript 'o'] / ROPE & SAIL MAKERS', 'SMITH & SON. / HERMITAGE COAL WHARF', 'HO[A]RES WHARF' |
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: | '232' on verso, at centre lower edge |
Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W35 / K381 Thames Warehouses' on verso, at centre. |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K0380111 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.