18The Unsafe TenementKupferstichkabinett BerlinAccession no: 178-1908 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin |
| Provenance: | Obach & Co., London; sold to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1908, for £5. |
| Paper size: | 305 x 435 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 158 x 227 mm |
| Other size: | 157 x 226 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine collé on white wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting in lower left corner and at bottom line; 'tidal line' from varnish; fine pitting across upper half |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' ('s' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' |
| 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: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | recto lower left corner 'W7' and 'W05001' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0170310 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.