50Eagle WharfFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: R220NA State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, John Witt Randall Fund |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 174 x 247 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 138 x 215 mm |
| Note on size: | margins |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | Very thick chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slightest tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good impression. |
| 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: | butterfly, below platemark |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | Small pencil butterfly of 1890s; presumably there is no 'imp' because Whistler did NOT print it, which would have been added at someone's request or for sale. |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | Eagle Wharf Hx |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0410151 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.