97Chelsea WharfBritish MuseumAccession no: 1973-09-15-21 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired from Whistler by W. C. Alexander; passed by family descent to his daughter, Rachel Alexander; sold by her executors with 19 other etchings for a total of £3165.0.0 to the British Museum, London, 1973 (Report of Gere, Keeper of the Print Room, 17 17 August 1973, Trustees Reports). |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50316 |
| Paper size: | 202/206 x 320 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 92 x 191 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off white/almost pale grey |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight 'antique' laid paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | antique laid, Pro Patria watermark over 'N…' (illegible) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, slightly more at corners |
| Note on foul biting: | a few dots and flecks |
| Print note: | a better impression, with drypoint in sky registering and light burr on the sails and foreground boat |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler / 1865 -', butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | (as other one) also 'C… WHARF' on left - |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '10 - ' possibly by Whistler |
| 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: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0890204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.