18The Unsafe TenementMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 83.1.37 State: 3/4 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of William Loring Andrews, 1883, transferred from the Library |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by William Loring Andrews to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1837-1920), New York, 1883. |
| Paper size: | 263 x 314 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 155 x 225 mm |
| Other size: | 153 x 223 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | tan on off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine applique on wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | at bottom and right, and lightly at top right, with dots along the top. |
| Print note: | A good impression despite the damage at left. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' ('s' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' |
| 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: | '5' top right, '47' bottom right, '#62' all on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0170322 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.