53Thames PoliceWhitworth Art Gallery, ManchesterAccession no: P.21242 State: 5/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given to the Whitworth Art Gallery by Denis F. Pilkington, 1966. |
| Paper size: | 204 x 325 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 149 x 226 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, wide chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone looks even and grey |
| Note on foul biting: | a few specks particularly above bottom left corner |
| Print note: | looks rather cool, black, white and grey - strong though |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859. -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards: 'THAMES POLICE.' ; 'WAPPING WHARF / YOR[KSH]IRE BOTTLE COMPAN[Y'] |
| 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: | 'C. 15276' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Wapping Wharf / 1 / 11 / 6' (?) pencil on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0440z16 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.