171Free Trade WharfMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.22.24 State: 4/8 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Theodore de Witt, New York, given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 213 x 276 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 98 x 184 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | fine 'antique' (pre 1800) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | texture and dots |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '[…]CKS', back to front, on roof of wharf building |
| 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: | Stamp on verso 'T. de W' in script (Theodore de Witt, Lugt 2428) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '6826' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '104' in circle on verso; 'P' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1630521 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.