55The Lime-BurnerArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1900 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London. Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1938, Clarence Buckingham Collection. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 5750 |
| Paper size: | 359 x 258 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 250 x 178 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: | 'HALLINES' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Printed with heavy plate tone on the archway and lighter tone on the rest of the plate except for the clean-wiped wall behind the lime-burner. |
| Note on foul biting: | The foul biting on the masonry at left and right appears intentional in places. |
| Print note: | Prominent curving right to left diagonal in white space of wall between shorter and taller ladders |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1859 - ' (underlined, lower right corner; 'Whistler', lower left corner, partially removed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | 'HST' (H. S. Theobald, Lugt 1376); 'C.B.' (Clarence L. Buckingham, Lugt 497) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'very early impression, before the re issue' at lower left verso; '803' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0460102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.