50Eagle WharfHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46732 State: 1/1 |
Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
Paper size: | 227 x 323 mm |
Plate mark size: | 139 x 214 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | The sheet was removed from a book; the paper may be the same as HAG46731, which is somewhat paler (less discoloured) |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | There is virtually no print tone. |
Note on foul biting: | There is widely spaced 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 / SHIPOWNER', '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: | 'Tyzack Whiteley & co.' on recto, lower right corner, below platemark; on recto, lower left corner, below platemark, illegible inscription. |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K0410106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.