54Black Lion WharfSanta Barbara Museum of ArtAccession no: 1969.2.2 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of C. Shepherd Lee, 1969. |
| Image credit: | Gift of C. Shepherd Lee, 1969. |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. 'a 66335' ). Gift of C. Shepherd Lee to Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1969. |
| Paper size: | 229 x 352 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 229 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | very thin |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | yes |
| Note on foul biting: | along right edge |
| Print note: |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 66335' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | museum records |
| ID: | K0420z39 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.