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Thames Police

Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, MA
Accession no: 1975.96

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Gift of Mrs Arthur J. Cohen (née Nellie Zuckerman), to Wellesley College Museum, MA, 1975.  

 

Paper size:173 x 248 mm  
Plate mark size:151 x 227 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:no  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:A good clear impression.  

 

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: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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'7970' on recto  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0440211  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.