1Sketches on the Coast Survey PlateNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Admiral Klauber; given to Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York, in 1901; given to New York Public Library. |
| Paper size: | 125 x 244 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 196 x 306 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Japan, dots of fibre and stems |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'JW' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Presented to the S. P. Avery collection of prints by Ad[miral] Klauber. Dec 1901' ; 'John Ross Key told [JW?] May 25/07/ that he owned this plate for 40 years & then sold it to Keppel.' both on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0010125 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.