53Thames PoliceNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 4/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 275 x 353 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 226 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory on off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine on wove plate paper |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
| Print tone: | light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | dots and flecks in the sky |
| 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: | 'Whistler.' (underlined) at lower right recto |
| 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: | NYPL Avery Collection (Lugt 41) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Thames Police - Wapping Wharf' at lower left recto; 422 (the second '2'0 superscript and underlined) at upper right recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0440312 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.