55The Lime-BurnerVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 24767.9 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | / |
| Image credit: | Photo ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Provenance: | No. 9 'The Lime Burners' in 'A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames' bought from Ellis & Green, London, by South Kensington Museum, 26 May 1871 for £12.12.0 for the set. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1B |
| Paper size: | 278 x 204 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 253 x 178 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | elaborate watermark, probably Beehive DEDB |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Virtually none |
| Note on foul biting: | Fine pitting along edges left and right, supporting a frame effect; very light foul biting in white area above short ladder |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | 'VAML', crowned, in circle, blindstamp below platemark centre on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0460224 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.