46Thames WarehousesDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 45.405 |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Hal H. Smith. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Hal G. Smith to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1945. |
| Paper size: | 112 x 247 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 76 x 203 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very little, even |
| Note on foul biting: | very interesting foul biting, regular speckling of pits around boats that seems intentional, conforms to shape of bow and stern [use of mottled tint? - check - more research needed on salt ground and mottled tint]; further pitting on buildings sky and water. |
| Print note: | why did JW not burnish out entirely figure in foreground? |
| 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: | '4668' on recto, centre left edge |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0380223 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.