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The Lime-Burner

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.462
State: 2/2

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:C. G. Boerner, New York, 2001; bought by Peter Lunder, 11 October 2001; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:022.2002  

 

Paper size:370 x 242 mm  
Plate mark size:252 x 176 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):modern laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:small shield with helmet (?) above [not very legible]  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:texture extensive, clear line at bottom; slight creamy plate tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'LIME BURNER' in pen and black ink on recto; 'K. 46ii / 16 Etchings'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0460234  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.