49The PoolVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: C.A.I. 142 State: 6/6 |
| Collection credit: | Constantine Alexander Ionides Collection |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Constantine Alexander Ionides (1833-1900), London; bequeathed to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1901. |
| Additional acq. no: | Ionides 8a |
| Paper size: | 159 x 239 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 137 x 214 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The watermark is perfectly centered. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'DE ERVEN D' BLAUW' (countermark) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | fine pitting mainly near and across the boats to the left |
| Print note: | very clean impression |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | recto lower left corner red circular stamp, crowned 'CAI' (Lugt 488) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'C.A.I. 142.' verso bottom centre black ink; verso pencil lower left, 'W. 41.' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0430422 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.