51BillingsgateColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.319 State: 3/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Mrs Robert Bliss, 1910. Fine Art Society, London; bought by Peter Lunder, 8 July 2004; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 040.2004 |
| Paper size: | 220 x 310 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 225 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | recto surface has yellowed to cream; 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none visible |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | at the edge |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no [check] |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly ' imp.' under plate at left |
| 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: | 'Billingsgate - 1st State' on recto |
| Collector's mark: | Bliss (Lugt 2004a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'K.10772; 4623' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'I-MR' ? |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0470206 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.