48LimehouseFitzwilliam Museum, CambridgeAccession no: P.2089-R State: 3/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK |
| Provenance: | Said to have been given by Whistler to his mother, Anna McNeill Whistler, and by her to Mrs T. H. Riches; given by Mrs Riches to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, September 1923. |
| Paper size: | 267 x 360 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 201 mm |
| Note on size: | two deckle edges |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'HUDELIST' partial |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall |
| Note on foul biting: | slight texture in sky, strong foul biting in froeground at right. |
| Print note: | A good impression. |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Proof printed by J. Whistler / Given to me by Mrs. Whistler - (his mother) / 1872 / T. H. Riches' on verso. |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K0400z03 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.