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Thames Warehouses

Honolulu Academy of Arts
Accession no: 5806
State: 4c/5

Collection credit:Gift of Anna Rice Cooke, 1927 (5806)  
Image credit:Photo © Honolulu Academy of Arts  
Provenance:Gift of Anna Rice Cooke to Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1927.  

 

Paper size:100 x 227 mm  
Plate mark size:75 x 202 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique '  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:DE ERVEN DK BLAUW [?]  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light  
Note on foul biting:some at edges, and textured area around barge  
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:  
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:'K38' lower left, on recto; 'Thames Warehouses' upper right, on verso; 'HAA/5806' lower right, on verso, all (?)  

 

Source of information:Museum records  
ID:K0380234  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.