46Thames WarehousesBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: P11775 State: 4c/5 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896), New York; purchased by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Harvey D. Parker Collection, November 1897. |
| Paper size: | 98 x 225 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 76 x 203 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' laid (post 1800) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | large shield with beehive, letters 'DEDB' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | a tiny area of tone at bottom left; clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A fairly light impression; finer lines going. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859.' and, on buildings, 'FREDK [superscript 'K'] VINK & Co [superscript 'o'] / ROPE & SAIL MAKERS', 'SMITH & SON. / HERMITAGE COAL WHARF', 'HO[A]RES WHARF' |
| 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: | no |
| Collector's mark: | 'H.F.S.' stamp (Sewall, Lugt 1309) on verso; MFA (Lugt 1870) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0380210 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.