55The Lime-BurnerMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.39 State: 1/2 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Tracy Dows (1871-1937), New York; probably acquired by F. Keppel, New York, in 1911. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. A 65945). Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 318 x 256 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 249 x 177 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | darkened, browned, heavy weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | More tone at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | extensive |
| Print note: | good impression in warm black ink |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859 -' |
| 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: | stamp 'TD' in oval (Tracy Dows, Lugt 2427); circular stamp 'HBD' in script (H. B. Dick, Lugt 1297); and monogram, possibly 'A' or 'x' with a line across it, in pencil, all on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 65945' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '47' (upside down) in pen and '1044'' and '(38)' and '224' on recto; 'M m / 187 /48' in pen on verso; 'Hvx.' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0460111 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.