46Thames WarehousesWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 1307 State: 4c/5 |
| Collection credit: | Bequeathed by James Smith (of Blundellsands) |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | James Smith (1831-1923), Blundellsands; bequeathed to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1923. |
| Additional acq. no: | BW 653 |
| Paper size: | 100 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 76 x 204 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | stuck down on a backing sheet. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Unable to examine properly. |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
| Print tone: | There is a very light print tone that is slightly more pronounced at the left side. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting throughout and areas of defined granular tone particularly on the boats. There is dense fine pitting around the signature bounded by a firm line on the lower edge, probably from varnish on the verso. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0380222 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.