50Eagle WharfBirmingham Museum and Art GalleryAccession no: 564'04 State: 1/1 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | One of 15 etchings purchased and presented by the Trustees of the Public Picture Gallery Fund, Birmingham, June 1904. |
| Paper size: | 201 x 266 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 137 x 213 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light/medium weight, sized |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is light overall tone that is slightly more pronounced at the lower corners. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting throughout. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards: 'TYZAC, WHITELEY & Co.', 'W. BROWN / SAIL MAKER / SHIP OWNER', 'EAGLE / WHARF' |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W39 / K41 (only) "Tyzac Whiteley and Co." on recto, at lower left; '16' on verso, at lower right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0410167 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.