46Thames WarehousesNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 3/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by the Lenox Library, 1910 (Lenox Library became part of New York Public Library, 1911). |
| Paper size: | 95 right-99 left x 257 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 77 x 202 mm |
| Note on size: | Rough bottom edge, very rough at right, probably from a book. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Darkened to buff at the right edge. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | Texturing around and on the foreground boat. |
| Print note: | Conforms to Kennedy's first state, but his second state may be the result of wear rather than conscious work on the plate. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859.' and, on buildings, 'FREDK [superscript 'K'] VINK & Co [superscript 'o'] / ROPE & SAIL MAKERS', 'SMITH & SON. / HERMITAGE COAL WHARF', 'HO[A]RES WHARF' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' in pencil on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Thames Warehouses' possibly by Whistler on recto |
| 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: | '35' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0380101 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.