53Thames PoliceSpencer Museum of Art, Kansas CityAccession no: 0000.2914 State: 5/6 |
| Collection credit: | Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas: Source unknown |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | William Bridges Thayer Collection, to Spencer Museum of Art |
| Paper size: | 290 x 405 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Fair impression, although the right edge did not print properly; some scratches in the plate; sharp tone in the cross-hatched areas |
| 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: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K0440333 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.