1Sketches on the Coast Survey PlateDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 30.43 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | City of Detroit Purchase. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought by the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1930. |
| Paper size: | 260 x 420 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 145 x 260 mm |
| Note on size: | gap between plate mark and ink mark (130 x 246) |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'MBM' (x 2) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light and even |
| Note on foul biting: | acid spot at the lower right corner; foul biting around the figures |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'JW' |
| 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): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | signed at lower left of coast line scene along upper edge |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'SN 7358.4' on recto in lower right margin |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Whistler's first etching. Done while in the service of the United States Coast Survey. From J. Keppel.' on recto at lower edge. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0010114 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.