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Limehouse

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.367
State: 4/6

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:William P. Carl, Hadley, MA; bought by Peter Lunder, 15 July 2004; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:077.2004  

 

Paper size:152 x 229 mm  
Plate mark size:127 x 203 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):'modern' laid  
Note on the paper:laid down  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:coat of arms [mount: Whatman 1869]  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:maybe a little tone in water lower left  
Note on foul biting:  
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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0400333  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.