54Black Lion WharfWhereabouts unknownAccession no: n/a State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries |
| Provenance: | Private collection, New York. At auction (Swann Galleries, New York October 2010) |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 215 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | japan tissue |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | traces near edges |
| Note on foul biting: | as usual |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards : 'HORES [sic] WHARF', '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: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Auction house records |
| ID: | K0420z34 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.