54Black Lion WharfColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.321 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1905 (stock no. a 40907, valued at $46.67); sold to unidentified collector, 1906. C. G. Boerner, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 11 October 2001; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 019.2002 |
| Paper size: | 229 x 362 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 148 x 224 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | 'modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | thin |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | rampant lion (?) over initial P - |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Overall warm light beige tone (resembles that of chine appliqué) |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 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: | 'a 40907' on verso; '63019 / 11214' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0420330 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.