48LimehouseWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 2497 |
| Collection credit: | Bequeathed by James Smith (of Blundellsands) |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | James Smith (1831-1923), Blundellsands; bequeathed to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1923. |
| Additional acq. no: | BW 652 |
| Paper size: | 150 x 227 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: | stuck down on a backing sheet. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Unable to examine properly. |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light print tone, although it is slightly darker at the left, particularly at the lower left corner. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting throughout that is particularly concentrated at the lower right around the boat and wharf buildings as well as in the upper left quadrant in the sky where it is a little finer. |
| Print note: | There is a slightly mottled effect from wiping. |
| 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: | Unable to examine verso as stuck down on secondary support. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'IN 2497' on recto, at lower edge. On mount: '2876 E' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0400321 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.