50Eagle WharfFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1896.20 State: C/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, (receipt, 9 January 1896), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, January 1896; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 146 x 224 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 138 x 214 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | much yellower than other cancelled Thames impressions at FGA; little debris - even distribution |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | traces near plate corners, in foreground and in water |
| Print note: | A rather bare impression , with drypoint cancellation lines. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859.' and, on signboards: 'TYZAC. WHITELEY & Co. (underscored)', 'W. BROWN (the 'N' reversed) / SAIL MAKER. / SHIP (the 'S' reversed) 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W39 K41 Gr41 M40' and 'Eagle Wharf' and 'E' on verso (in hand of Freer staff member as writing matches accession number inscription); 'F1896.20 K41' written by M. Smith on verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0410201 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.