48LimehouseFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: 2005.274 State: 4/6 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. 'a 75434'). Given by Patricia Cornwell to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA, 2005. |
| Paper size: | 198 x 258 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 125 x 198 mm |
| Note on size: | The paper has broad margin, and is uneven. edges except at the top. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | circle with laurel wreath, fragment |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | A lot of foul biting at right. |
| Print note: | A good strong impression in warm black ink. The distance is delicate but sharp. There are flecks in the sky. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '...UR MAC…' above the bow window at top right; 'CURTIS GIN' ('N' reversed) on the signboard in the background. |
| 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: | 'EW' in pencil, with the 'E' rounded verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 75434' on verso, |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'EW / Limehouse planche détruite' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0400309 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.