56Stevens' Boat YardArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1943 State: C/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 5750 |
| Paper size: | 225 x 341 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Beehive / DEDB |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint? |
| Ink colour: | |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | dots of plate corrosion or plate oil in the sky. |
| Print note: | There are lines in the sky (and possible outlines of sails at left) that appear to be drypoint, but this should be confirmed with a microscope as the impression is slightly slipped. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'W. STEVENS. BOAT & BARGE BUIL[der]', on signboard at top left |
| 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: | 'C.B.' (C.L. Buckingham, Lugt 497) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0480201 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.