1Sketches on the Coast Survey PlateBritish MuseumAccession no: 1903.05.16.1 State: 1/1 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, May 1903. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49061 |
| Paper size: | 147 x 259 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 146 x 261 mm |
| Other size: | 127 x 242 image mm |
| Note on size: | trimmed sheet - image 127 x 242 |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | beige pale |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove? |
| Note on the paper: | thin, maybe india |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Very light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | A tiny spot or blemish at the bottom right. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'JW' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | K0010108 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
