54Black Lion WharfLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 42 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Collection |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 186 x 267 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid |
| Note on the paper: | tissue; the colour is ivory discoloured to cream |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light residual tone particularly at the bottom and right |
| Note on foul biting: | some dots |
| Print note: | Very good impression although it does have flecks overall. |
| 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: | no |
| Collector's mark: | Signed 'J Pennell' on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '3' and '0/5/-' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0420324 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.