97Chelsea WharfNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo Whistler Etchings Project / E. G. Kennedy, The Etched Work of Whistler (1910) |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by the Lenox Library, 1910 (Lenox Library became part of New York Public Library, 1911). |
| Paper size: | 202 x 291 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 92 x 191 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, slightly grey |
| Note on foul biting: | some dots and flecks, particularly at edges |
| Print note: | a good, atmospheric impression, with soft drypoint on the tree and sails; butterfly plate signature is in drypoint |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1863.' and butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards, 'CHELSEA WHARF', 'THOMAS WEEKS, CHELSEA WHARF, ROMAN CEMENT AND LIME', 'CHELSEA WHARF, CLOVER, HAY AND STRAW.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly and 'Whistler - ' on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Chelsea Wharf -' and '1873 - / 3.' on recto |
| 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 |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '81' top left on recto; |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0890201 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.