46Thames WarehousesHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46728 State: 4c/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Possibly passed by family descent to Whistler's great-nephew, Joseph Whistler Revillon (1886-1955); bequeathed to the University of Glasgow, 1955. |
| Paper size: | 101 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 76 x 203 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white on buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid on wove |
| Note on the paper: | thinned areas; primary support laid down on Western buff wove; modern restoration, lined, no skinning on the front, but cannot see verso. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | De Erven de Blauw (similar watermark in same position on Ionides V&A Thames set) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Barely visible tone on the left. |
| Note on foul biting: | Manipulated foul biting / pitting around the barge in the foreground, finely grained pitting around the signature. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0380207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.