53Thames PoliceNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by the Lenox Library, 1910 (Lenox Library became part of New York Public Library, 1911). |
| Paper size: | 252 x 337 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | browned |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone, warm |
| Note on foul biting: | some spots and texture, marks at the edges |
| Print note: | Good impression - it looks very different in brown ink. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859 -.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards: 'THAMES POLICE.' ; 'WAPPING WHARF / YORKSHIRE BOTTLE COMPANY' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' |
| 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: | Avery Collection, NYPL (Lugt 41) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Early state of sky' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0440101 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.