48LimehouseBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 23.1242 State: 3/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow; H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1902. Francis Bullard (1862-1913), Boston; passed to his brother Dr William Norton Bullard (1853-1931), Boston; given to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, April 1923. |
| Paper size: | 236 x 338 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 125 x 201 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Thick blue-ish (blue fibres in paper) 'antique' laid. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light overall tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good impression though the foxing spoils it. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '...UR MAC…' above the bow window at top right; 'CURTIS GIN' ('N' reversed) on the signboard in the background. |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp' |
| 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: | pencil signature of 1890s |
| Collector's mark: | 'B.M.' stamp (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2'/ '37' / 'M39- ii', / ''sevuil' [?] / First [crossed out] State / 39 |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0400203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.