48LimehouseFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: G5723 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 149 x 225 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 125 x 202 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | DE ERVEN DE BLAUW |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Pretty clean wiped. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A soft flecking or grainy effect across the surface. |
| 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: | verso, 'E. H. G.' in pencil |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'E.H.G.' [Green leaf - Fogg staff] |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0400z11 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.