49The PoolWesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.Accession no: 1938.D1.40 |
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| Provenance: | George R. Webb (Lugt 1211); gft of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1938 |
| Paper size: | 267x368 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 137x212 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
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| Tab?: | |
| Watermarks: | Cartouche/crown with crescent moon on top |
| Medium: | etching |
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| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
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| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards, 'COOPER', 'Gr GEORGE'S Wf', 'NEW CRANE / TO LET'; on boat, 'JANE No. 6' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
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| Collector's mark: | George R. Webb (Lugt 1211): diamond with initials 'GRW', stamp in purple ink at lower left; DAC stamp in brown ink on verso |
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| Misc inscriptions by others: | Lower edge, centre: 'The Pool'; lower right margin: 'Early state before the Sky was etched'; lower left: '68'; red pencil, circled, lower left: '946'; lower left: 'c10506'; on verso, lower left: 'a35109' |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K0430316 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.