48LimehouseVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: Circ.15-1912 State: 5/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought from E. Parsons & Sons, by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1912, £5.12.0. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1C |
| Paper size: | 187 x 263 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 124 x 202 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | extensive at bottom left and right plus overall texture. |
| Print note: | Looks strong and rather old-fashioned on the pale brown paper. |
| 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: | '1716' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Limehouse' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0400331 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.