48LimehouseColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.366 State: 4/6 |
Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
Provenance: | Fine Art Society, London; bought by Peter Lunder, 8 July 2004; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
Additional acq. no: | 036.2004 |
Paper size: | 229 x 361 mm |
Plate mark size: | 127 x 200 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | ivory/cream |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | ledger leaf with blue edges, 'antique' laid (see others in set) |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | Strasbourg lily |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | very light tone |
Note on foul biting: | extensive texturing, dots and grain, on buildings and boats, foul biting particularly in the bottom right corner. |
Print note: | A good impression. |
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: | no |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.40 iii' on recto |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K0400330 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.