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Eagle Wharf

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection.  

 

Paper size:238 x 316 mm  
Plate mark size:135 x 213 mm  
Note on size:rough edges left and right  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff with grey fibres  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian  
Note on the paper:rag paper, grey fibres, some iron dots  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone  
Note on foul biting:dots and spots  
Print note:looks good on this paper  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. 1859.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:on signboards: 'TYZAC, WHITELEY & Co.', 'W. BROWN / SAIL Maker / SHIPOWNER', 'EAGLE / WHARF'  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:'Whistler -' in pencil on recto  
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:'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Eagle Wharf' on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0410157  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.