49The PoolMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 41.1.199 State: 4/6 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Felix M. Warburg and his family, 1941 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Possibly acquired from Whistler by Henry Studdy Theobald (b. 1847); given by Felix M. Warburg and his family to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1941. |
| Paper size: | 251 x 352 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 137 x 211 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight paper, might 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 tone |
| Note on foul biting: | a little at edges, slight scrapey effects and texture at bottom. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards, 'COOPER', 'Gr GEORGE'S Wf', 'NEW CRANE / TO LET'; on boat, 'JANE No. 6' |
| 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: | 'F.M.W' stamp (Felix M. Warburg) on verso, blind stamp recto 'HST' (H. S. Theobald, Lugt 1376) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0430311 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.