48LimehouseBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.1190 State: 6/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston; given to Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 219 x 291 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 202 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: | unusual 'laid' paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a little grainy in texture |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 22679' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0400336 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.