79The Little PoolBritish MuseumAccession no: 1885-05-09-23 State: 3/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1885. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50283 |
| Paper size: | 148 x 174 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-light weight 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | Pen and brown ink added over figures at left, barges, masts, water and sky. Kennedy: 'Two more figures, and the soft hat which the artist now wears, are drawn in ink.' |
| Print tone: | Print tone is used in the foreground around the barges and pier, and to a lesser extent in the middleground water and sky. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is tightly regulated pitting around the figures, pier, barge and lettering to give shading and emphasis, possibly using imprint from scrim. There is a grip mark from a tool at the lower left corner. |
| Print note: | Wipe marks are evident in the foreground. |
| 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 / 23' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '36' on verso, within platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0740401 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.