79The Little PoolBritish MuseumAccession no: 1874-06-13-532 State: 8/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1874. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50267 |
| Paper size: | 152 x 166 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 102 x 126 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | light buff (yellowy grey) |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | ? Wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | a few marks at edge - bottom right corner |
| Print note: | burr noticeable on figures and (less rich) on ships, barges, poles |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1861 -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'The Works of James Whistler: Etchings and Dry Points, are on View at E. Thomas' / Publisher. / 39. Old Bond Street.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | not on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | not on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | not on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | not on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0740701 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.