55The Lime-BurnerBirmingham Museum and Art GalleryAccession no: 596'04 State: 2/2 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | One of 15 etchings purchased and presented by the Trustees of the Public Picture Gallery Fund, Birmingham, June 1904. |
| Paper size: | 401 x 266 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 178 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | Medium weight, smooth, even fibres - described in museum records as 'Imperial Japan' |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light print tone - the plate has been wiped more cleanly in the centre around the figure of the man - it is darkest in the rafters and brick wall at the right side. |
| Note on foul biting: | There are controlled areas of pitting giving sense of solidity and texture to floor and walls. |
| Print note: | There is burnishing evident in the area above the figure. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1859.' (lower right); 'Whistler' (lower left, very faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | 'W44 / K46 II The Limeburner.' on recto, at lower left; on verso, at lower left, '596'04'. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0460244 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.