48LimehouseNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8424 State: 4/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Colnaghi's, London. Bought on 14 January 1928 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10486 |
| Paper size: | 152 x 229 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 203 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | beehive in escutcheon with flowers |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered throughout, except for central position of sky. NB there are small rust or corrosion marks in the sky to left of tallest mast; these rust/corrosion marks are not visible in 87.41.64. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W37/K.40 III Limehouse' on verso, probably by Harold Wright |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0400314 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.