48LimehouseBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 35.1173 State: 3/6 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Whistler to Henry Lee Higginson (1834-1919), Boston; Mrs Henry Lee Higginson, Sr., Boston; bequeathed to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, July 1935. |
| Paper size: | 133 x 207 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 202 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | Paper has a beige tone |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | None |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | plate tone lower and right |
| Note on foul biting: | extensive, foul biting, flecks and textured areas |
| Print note: | A good impression, slightly grey effect |
| 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: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Etching of Whistler, to my grandson [Hears?] . / Whistler gave it to Henry L. Higginson' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0400328 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.