53Thames PoliceMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.37 State: 5/6 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 238 x 367 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | at edges, mostly at bottom |
| Print note: | good impression, sky very clear |
| 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: | Metropolitan Museum of Art stamp |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'N - 445' /' Wapping Wharf - '/ Page 230' on recto |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K0440311 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.