50Eagle WharfBritish MuseumAccession no: 1973-09-15-14 State: 1/1 |  |
| 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 August 1973, Trustees' Reports). |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49928 |
| Paper size: | 238 x 335 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 137 x 214 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale grey |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | fibrous, oatmeally texture |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | very small flecks overall and at the bottom, particularly at the corners |
| Print note: | The paper provides a texture that makes it less flat in appearance; there are a few scratches. |
| 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: | 'Whistler - ' in pen (see below) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Early proof - 1st state' (st raised) in pen |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0410111 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.