48LimehouseFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1898.268 State: 3/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Probably acquired from Whistler by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London; bought from Hermann Wunderlich & Co., New York, (receipt, 9 November 1898), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, November 1898; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 246 x 332 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 202 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | tan |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Appears to be cream discoloured to tan; 'modern' (post 1800) medium weight laid; much debris, even distribution |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Partial: crowned shield with two flowers and crescent moon in crown (same as 1905.104, K.40) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light plate tone at lower right corner, on prow with signature, on interior of barge with kneeling figure and on water in left foreground. |
| Note on foul biting: | Considerable throughout; particularly heavy at lower right and on prow of boat with signature and date. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '...UR MAC…' above the bow window at top right; 'CURTIS GIN' ('N' reversed) on the signboard in the background. |
| 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: | M. records previously existing inscription "S.H." in graphite on etching'smargin. It was erased on 1923.12.29. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W37' on verso by C. L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0400202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.