53Thames PoliceBritish MuseumAccession no: 1863-10-17-168 State: 5/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Purchased from Whistler by the British Museum, London, 1863. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49975 |
| Paper size: | 235 x 316 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 226 mm |
| Other size: | 243 x 318 second pmk mm |
| Note on size: | The second platemark may have been caused by the chine being attached |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory on off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine collé on laid |
| Note on the paper: | some fibres in the paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, slightly more in the sky |
| Note on foul biting: | some texturing and marks around the edge particularly at bottom left |
| Print note: | extensive sky added, with lots of drypoint behind the shipping; there was perhaps an accident just to left and above the buildings at left, which has been partially concealed but is visible. |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0440324 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.