50Eagle WharfMuseum of LondonAccession no: 64.6/3 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased by the Museum of London, 1964. |
| Paper size: | 163 x 240 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 137 x 215 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | residual tone at the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | flecks overall |
| Print note: | curved horizontal scratches across the water at left. A tiny triangle at bottom right in the corner of the image is bare. |
| 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: | 'c. 29650' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0410124 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.