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Eagle Wharf

Detroit Institute of Arts
Accession no: 65.376
State: 1/1

Collection credit:Gift of K. T. Keller  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Given by K. T. Keller to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1965.  

 

Paper size:166 x 242 mm  
Plate mark size:139 x 215 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese laid  
Note on the paper:reddish brown fibre flecks in paper  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light, fairly even  
Note on foul biting:Pitting, particularly in sky, water and foreground boat.  
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:'B10151.' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'EHO' verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0410141  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.