54Black Lion WharfMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 67.630.59 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1967 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York. Bequeathed by Susan Dwight Bliss (1822-1966), to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
| Paper size: | 290 x 424 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 229 mm |
| Note on size: | 1/4 folded over, at left ie 424 |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | slightly browned, it could be Asian |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light |
| Note on foul biting: | flecks and scraping visible left in river |
| Print note: | A fine, strong impression. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards : 'HOARES WHARF', 'DOWNES', 'OLD SHIPPING CLIPPERS / TO LET EVERY DAY / GLASGOW INVERNES[S] / GRANGEMOUTH PETERH[E]A[D]', 'St. ANDREWS', 'BLAC[K] LION W[HA]RF' (the first 'N' in 'INVERNESS' is reversed) |
| 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: | 'HM' stamp on verso (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '26686' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0420339 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.