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James Abbott McNeill Whistler

The Lime-Burner,

Maker

  • Ellis and Greene
  • James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Title

The Lime-Burner

Medium

etching, drypoint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Etching and drypoint on light weight cream handmade laid paper

Techniques

  • Etching and drypoint on light weight cream handmade laid paper

Supports

  • Light weight cream handmade laid paper

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 25.2 x 17.6 cm (9 15/16 x 6 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto:titled in pencil in bottom margin:The Lime Burnerin LL; in LL corner of sheet:19681 ; in center of bottom edge:K.46I(I superscribed)The LimeburnerW.44C.7205 ; in faded brown ink in LR:

Marks: Blindstamp in LL of plate:COLLECTION/JOHN W. WILSONsurrounding image of lion (or unicorn?), all inscribed in a circle (Lugt 2581)

Identification

State

1st of 2

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Richard and Carole Morsilli

Object Number

81.257

The Lime-Burner
from the "Thames Set"

Recto:titled in pencil in bottom margin:The Lime Burnerin LL; in LL corner of sheet:19681 ; in center of bottom edge:K.46I(I superscribed)The LimeburnerW.44C.7205 ; in faded brown ink in LR:

Marks: Blindstamp in LL of plate:COLLECTION/JOHN W. WILSONsurrounding image of lion (or unicorn?), all inscribed in a circle (Lugt 2581)

1st of 2

Exhibition History

Recent Gifts and Acquisitions

November 5, 1982 - January 2, 1983
The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is The Lime-Burner with the accession number of 81.257. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.
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