49The PoolBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: P11780 State: 6/6 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896), New York; purchased by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Harvey D. Parker Collection, November 1897. |
| Paper size: | 160 x 237 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 137 x 214 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 and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Slightest overall tone, slightly uneven in the sky, and on the water. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | 'H.F.S.' stamp (H.F. Sewall, Lugt 1309); MFA (Lugt 1870) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0430418 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.