55The Lime-BurnerBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.296 State: 1/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston, July 1919 ('IEJ'); given to Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 274 x 186 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 178 mm |
| Note on size: | broad margin |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japanese |
| Note on the paper: | wide spaced lines ; thinnest |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Some tone in shadows; river, figure and well behind beautifully highlighted. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859 -' |
| 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: | 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'mk 22684' on recto; '14893 m' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0460127 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.