105The Old Swan Brewery, ChelseaFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M23098 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Robert Gardner |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Robert Gardner to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 117 x 156 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 67 x 98 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid paper, thin at right edge |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight overall tone, a little uneven at the edge. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A strong impression at the top, though a little untidy. This is the only impression of the plate that has the spots and scratches and flecks; perhaps the plate was passed to Goulding after it was printed for the SBA. The whereabouts of the copper plate is not known. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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): | 'F. Goulding Imp.. at S. R. M. Etching room.' |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0980111 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.