50Eagle WharfBritish MuseumAccession no: 1866-10-13-608 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Philippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris; sold to the British Museum, London, 1866. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49925 |
| Paper size: | 213 x 326 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 136 x 215 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | greenish off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, slightly more at the bottom corners |
| Note on foul biting: | a few specks and flecks, particulaly in the bottom right corner |
| Print note: | The ink is an unusual warm shade, but the tone is not emphasized. There are possibly some burnishing marks in the sky, possibly eliminating scratches |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0410112 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.