79The Little PoolBritish MuseumAccession no: 1885-05-09-22 State: 2/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1885. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50279 |
| Paper size: | 198 x 183 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 103 x 125 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight. The edges have been cut. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | difficult to make out, lettering cut off by the edge of the page, possibly 'LIST' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | Foreground masts added in crayon or charcoal |
| Print tone: | The print tone is light; it is more pronounced towards the edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is a grip mark from a tool at the lower left corner. There is tightly regulated pitting around the figures, pier, barge and lettering to give shading and emphasis, possibly using imprint from scrim. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1861 -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'The Works of James Whistler: Etchings and Dry Points, are on View at E. Thomas' Publisher. / 39. Old Bond Street.' |
| 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 / 1885 / 5 9 / 22' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2A [superscript and underlined 'A'] second state. Whistler sd [superscript 'd'] "there was a barge before a part today (March 1861) I should like to try how it would come" - he then chalked in the barge above but however did not adopt it - but made state 3.' on recto, in black ink, in lower margin (Thomas's hand) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0740103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.