50Eagle WharfBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 23.1243 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Francis Bullard (1862-1913); given by William Norton Bullard (1862-1913), Boston, to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1923. |
| Paper size: | 180 x 241 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 138 x 207 mm |
| Note on size: | this paper shrinks markedly in width! |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | thinnest tissue |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | a few dots in foreground |
| Print note: | a very good impresion |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' on recto and verso |
| 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: | pencil butterflis of ca 1890 |
| Collector's mark: | 'FB' stamp in purple (Bullard, Lugt 982) on recto; MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'noM40' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0410109 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.