53Thames PoliceNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEYG State: 5c/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | John L. Cadwalder Collection |
| Paper size: | 221 x 289 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 153 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff, darkened to tan |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian |
| Note on the paper: | 'laid' Asian, soft, feels like wove |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light grey tone |
| Note on foul biting: | a few flecks |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859 -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards: 'THAMES POLICE.' ; 'WAPPING WHARF / YORKSHIRE BOTTLE COMPANY' |
| 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: | 'MEYG' stamp on recto; '60982' on verso; 'CADWALLADER COLLECTION' stamp; 'N.Y. PUBLIC LIBRARY / PRINTS DIVISION' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0440219 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.