56Stevens' Boat YardBritish MuseumAccession no: 1887-12-16-34-3 State: C/1 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | © Trustees of the British Museum. |
Provenance: | Published in a cancelled set of etchings by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Album acquired by the British Museum, London, 1887. |
Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA102463 |
Paper size: | 324 x ca 247 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: | |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | Minimal. |
Note on foul biting: | A tiny scratch and dot at top. |
Print note: | burr on butterfly |
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: | no |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
ID: | K0480207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.