55The Lime-BurnerBaltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1996.48.11658 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996. |
| Paper size: | 365 x 268 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 251 x 178 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'HD' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | extensive use of tone particularly in the bottom half and on the doorway, blending with the foul biting. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | very good impression. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler - 1859 - ' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' in pencil below platemark |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'To George Lucas' below platemark |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'No 44' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0460106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.