50Eagle WharfVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: E.3041-1931 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Bequeatherd by Hans Velten |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York; presented to Hans Velten, London, September 1899; bequeathed to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1931. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1B |
| Paper size: | 180 x 265 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 137 x 213 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | ? |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, generally even plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | fine and loose, scattered pitting in lower third of plate. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'To H. Velten, with the very kind regards of F.K. September 1899.' recto below platemark; same hand, bottom left, 'Eagle Wharf, or "Tyzac, Whiteley + Co" - plate destroyed. Wedmore 39' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0410158 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.