49The PoolUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.337 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 245 x 342 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 139 x 215 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | tissue |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Very pale overall tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The sky is in drypoint; note the parallel vertical scratches or faint drypoint lines at lower right, on the water below the barges. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards, 'COOPER', 'Gr GEORGE'S Wf', 'NEW CRANE / TO LET'; on boat, 'JANE No. 6' |
| 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: | 'C.22735' at lower left and '.9260' at lower right, both on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W' at lower right on the recto; 'K 43 The Pool undescribed state between 3rd and 4th / with /// sky lines but before \\ undulating lines at top centre' by Harold Wright |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0430317 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.