53Thames PoliceBaltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1996.48.11651 State: 3/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996. |
| Paper size: | 244 x 311 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 224 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | fibrous |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | light flecks of texturing overall |
| 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: | 'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '8' at bottom on recto, '12' at top; 'Thames Police at Wapping Wharf' on verso; 'Etat' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0440303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.