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Thames Police

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.435
State: 5c/6

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:Fine Art Society. London; bought by Peter Lunder, 8 July 2004; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:025.2004  

 

Paper size:226 x 360 mm  
Plate mark size:152 x 225 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory/cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:ledger leaf with blue edges (see others in set), 'antique' laid paper  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:Strasbourg lily  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:no  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:a very good impression  

 

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:'K.44 iii' on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0440327  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.