83SketchingBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.401 State: 5/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Acquired by Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951) in 1919 ('July 1919 AB'); given to Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 160 x 235 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 120 x 166 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | leaf; probably from published book |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | rather thin impression; slippage in printing at top; pretty light without plate number and publishers imprint |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' ('t' not crossed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'London, Published Decembe[r] 1st. 1861 by Day & Son, Lith. To the Queen'; 'J. Whistler // PL. 45 |
| 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: | '89455' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '87' on recto; 'Or (?)' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0860409 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.