46Thames WarehousesArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1927.5911 State: 4/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Charles Deering Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Charles Deering (1852-1927), Chicago; given by his heirs to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1927. |
| Paper size: | 151 x 267 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 75 x 21 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'J. Bouchet' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The tonal areas on the hull of the large boats at left appear to have a more regular texture than foul biting, possibly more like soft ground etching. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859.' and, on buildings, 'FREDK [superscript 'K'] VINK & Co [superscript 'o'] / ROPE & SAIL MAKERS', 'SMITH & SON. / HERMITAGE COAL WHARF', 'HO[A]RES WHARF' |
| 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 "Whistler 1859" in plate, lower right; check dot! |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'R.1637B' at lower left recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0380203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.