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Stevens' Boat Yard

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP
State: C/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection.  

 

Paper size:223 x 346 mm  
Plate mark size:150 x 226 mm  
Note on size:rough edges right and bottom  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:'DE ERVEN DE BLAUW'  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:tone, even, overall grey.  
Note on foul biting:A little at the edges and corners.  
Print note:There are cancelled lines half rubbed out; a clear impression.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'W.STEVENS…'  
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:'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'60\1 [underscored 1]' at bottom right; '38' at top left ; '8 ²-' top right, all on recto; 'C.LA…/MA5…/SCO…' partial note cut off at right edge.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0480102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.