53Thames PoliceVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 19791 State: 2/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Sold by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London, to South Kensington Museum with 15 other etchings including seven Thames etchings on 1 January 1861 for £10.10.10 for all 16 etchings. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1B |
| Paper size: | n/a mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 226 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove? |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, more at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | a little at the bottom and edges; general texturing of tiny dots and flecks particularly at the bottom left corner |
| Print note: | There is a diagonal scratch to the right hand mast |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859 -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards: 'THAMES POLICE.' ; 'WAPPING WHARF. / YOR[KSHI]RE BOTTLE COMPAN[Y]' |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0440216 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.