97Chelsea WharfBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 50.228 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | L. Aaron Lebowich, Boston; given to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Feburary 1950. |
| Paper size: | 210 x 335 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 91 x 190 mm |
| Note on size: | Sheet is irregular, unevenly cut left and right |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | /black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | rather a faint impression; pale, greyish |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler / 1863 -' [butterfly] |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards, 'CHELSEA WHARF', 'THOMAS WEEKS, CHELSEA WHARF, ROMAN CEMENT AND LIME', 'CHELSEA WHARF, CLOVER, HAY AND STRAW.' |
| 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: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '4/26/47' on recto; '5. (6.21)' [?], 'W.81', '4/26/47', 'Chelsea Wharf', ' 283-67', '48' all on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0890208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.