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The Pool

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 57.231
State: 6/6

Collection credit:Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895.  
Image credit:Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca  
Provenance:William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.  

 

Paper size:203 x 265 mm  
Plate mark size:138 x 214 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall, wiped clean on water  
Note on foul biting:some grainy and scrapy effects  
Print note:clear, strong 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: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:'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 1668' recto; 'R137D'; 'B3215'  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0430424  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.