171Free Trade WharfNational Maritime MuseumAccession no: PAF 5483 State: 4/8 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 200 x 281 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 99 x 187 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | thin as tissue |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | minor, dots and texture overall, but partly clear on the water |
| Print note: | A good impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| 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: | 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: | plate butterfly of ca 1878. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c.2621' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '65' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1630z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.