53Thames PoliceMuseum of LondonAccession no: 64.6/5 State: 5c/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased by the Museum of London, 1964. |
| Paper size: | 236 x 364/372 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 226 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'KE' partial |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | residual tone overall, adding a little warmth |
| Note on foul biting: | at the edges; a rather bare triangular section at bottom left; some dots and flecks |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards: 'THAMES POLICE.' ; 'WAPPING WHARF / YORKSHIRE BOTTLE COMPANY' |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c. 32112' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'CT'. '5' encircled. on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0440309 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.