55The Lime-BurnerBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 27.1400 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Horatio Greenough Curtis (d. ca 1923), Boston; Mrs Horatio Greenough Curtis. Bequeathed to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, June/July 1927, received September 1940. |
| Paper size: | 389 x 250 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 251 x 175 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid paper with a rough edge on the right |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | fleur-de-lis over J H & Zoo […] |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Slightest overall tone, wiped clean to highlight centre wall (?) retroussage in darkest areas. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A strong impression, with conspicuous flecks and graininess. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859 -' |
| 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: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '9x12" 1189' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0460206 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.