171Free Trade WharfBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.1160 State: 4/8 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Frederick Goulding (1842-1909), London. Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston; Bresler Co., November 1923 ('EJU'); acquired by Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 171 x 263 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 99 x 187 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | warm black |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '[…]CKS', back to front, on roof of wharf building |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | see Inscriptions |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Bon à tirer - Whistler' |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | 'Coll F. Goulding Imp.' |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The butterfly is faint |
| Collector's mark: | 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '87766' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Coll. F. Goulding Imp.' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1630518 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.