53Thames PoliceBaltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1984.9 State: 5c/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Henry Burke, Baltimore, in Memory of Alberta Burke |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by Henry G. Burke, Baltimore, to Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1984. |
| Paper size: | 197 x 260 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 223 mm |
| Note on size: | rough edge at bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | yellowed in the middle, thin |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Very light residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | Flecks in the sky |
| Print note: |
| 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0440214 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.