48LimehouseVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 19787 State: 3/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Provenance: | Sold as 'Curtis Gin' by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London, to South Kensington Museum with 15 other etchings including seven from the 'Thames Set' on 1 January 1861 for £10.10.10 for all 16 etchings. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1B |
| Paper size: | n/a mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 201 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove? |
| Note on the paper: | n/a |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | extensive, particularly at bottom right; flecks overall, and textured areas particularly on the houses, grainy effect in the sky. |
| Print note: | a strong and rich impression. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '...UR MAC…' above the bow window at top right; 'CURTIS GIN' ('N' reversed) on the signboard in the background. |
| 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: | crowned 'NAL' stamp in black ink in lower right corner within platemark on recto (V&A, Lugt 1957) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0400208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.