70RotherhitheBritish MuseumAccession no: 1874-06-13-528 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1874. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50202 |
| Paper size: | 286 x 210 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 275 x 199 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper is fairly regular in type with cut edges. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Beehive (centrally placed) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is very little plate tone with the exception of at the upper left and upper right corners, and upper edge. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is very fine pitting at the upper edge and minor pitting on the figures in the foreground. There is fine concentrated pitting on the railing in the left foreground and minor pitting in the sky, as well as larger acid spots. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1860.' |
| 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: | On verso, circular brown ink stamp, within platemark: 'BRITISH MUSEUM / 1874 / 6 13 / 528' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0660308 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.