54Black Lion WharfHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 74.057.001 State: 4/4 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Louis J. Heizmann. |
| Image credit: | Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca |
| Provenance: | Louis J. Heizmann; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
| Paper size: | 224 x 315 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 149 x 224 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | darkened and tanned over image and in mount |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | overall light buff tone |
| Note on foul biting: | at edges and lower left |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards : 'HOARES WHARF', 'DOWNES', 'OLD SHIPPING CLIPPERS / TO LET EVERY DAY / GLASGOW INVERNES[S] / GRANGEMOUTH PETERH[E]A[D]', 'St. ANDREWS', 'BLAC[K] LION W[HA]RF' (the first 'N' in 'INVERNESS' is reversed) |
| 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: | 'wpc jr' recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'B9463' recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'YCO' verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0420308 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
