53Thames PoliceVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, RichmondAccession no: 78.113 State: 5/6 |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Lelia Blair Northrup |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bequest of Lelia Blair Northrup to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA in 1978. |
| Paper size: | 289 x 362 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 226 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
| Note on the paper: | darkened within the mount |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '3444' or '3777' , '212' on recto |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K0440z13 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.