51BillingsgateBoston Public LibraryAccession no: ? State: 9/9 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston. Acquired in exchange with Louis Black by Boston Public Library, MA, 10 April 1944. |
| Paper size: | 239 x 347 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 225 mm |
| Note on size: | broad margin |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | gilt edges (from book) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Portfolio 1878 printing? |
| 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: | 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: | 'BPL' bird stamp (Boston Public Library, Lugt 2820); (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a) (by Library) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'F.1878-8' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0470829 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.