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Limehouse

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.1190
State: 6/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Knoedler & Co., New York. Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston; given to Boston Public Library, MA.  

 

Paper size:219 x 291 mm  
Plate mark size:127 x 202 mm  
Note on size:broad margin  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:unusual 'laid' paper  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:clean wiped  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:a little grainy in texture  

 

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:'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a)  
Dealers' stock nos:'MK 22679'  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0400336  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.