50Eagle WharfNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 238 x 316 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 135 x 213 mm |
| Note on size: | rough edges left and right |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff with grey fibres |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian |
| Note on the paper: | rag paper, grey fibres, some iron dots |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | dots and spots |
| Print note: | looks good on this paper |
| 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: | 'Whistler -' in pencil on recto |
| 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: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Eagle Wharf' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0410157 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.