56Stevens' Boat YardNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: C/1 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 223 x 346 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 226 mm |
| Note on size: | rough edges right and bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'DE ERVEN DE BLAUW' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone, even, overall grey. |
| Note on foul biting: | A little at the edges and corners. |
| Print note: | There are cancelled lines half rubbed out; a clear impression. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'W.STEVENS…' |
| 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: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '60\1 [underscored 1]' at bottom right; '38' at top left ; '8 ²-' top right, all on recto; 'C.LA…/MA5…/SCO…' partial note cut off at right edge. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0480102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.