54Black Lion WharfVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 24767.3 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | No. 1 in 'A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames' bought from Ellis & Green, London, by South Kensington Museum, 26 May 1871 for £12.12.0 for the set. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1B |
| Paper size: | 178 x 253 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | probably Beehive DEDB (details not identifiable from recto) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Very slight residual tone, mostly at the right side and edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | Fine pitting along left and right edges, some at bottom, looser pitting in water. |
| Print note: | Sharp but thinner printing of line |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards : 'HOARES WHARF', 'DOWNES', 'OLD SHIPPING CLIPPERS / TO LET EVERY DAY / GLASGOW INVERNES[S] / GRANGEMOUTH PETERH[E]A[D]', 'St. ANDREWS', 'BLAC[K] LION W[HA]RF' (the first 'N' in 'INVERNESS' is reversed) |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'VAML', crowned, in circle, blindstamp at bottom centre below platemark |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0420315 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.