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Stevens' Boat Yard

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1938.1943
State: C/1

Collection credit:The Clarence Buckingham Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938.  
Additional acq. no:R 5750  

 

Paper size:225 x 341 mm  
Plate mark size:152 x 228 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:Beehive / DEDB  
Medium:etching and drypoint?  
Ink colour:  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:dots of plate corrosion or plate oil in the sky.  
Print note:There are lines in the sky (and possible outlines of sails at left) that appear to be drypoint, but this should be confirmed with a microscope as the impression is slightly slipped.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'W. STEVENS. BOAT & BARGE BUIL[der]', on signboard at top left  
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:'C.B.' (C.L. Buckingham, Lugt 497)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0480201  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.