50Eagle WharfVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 24767.11 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | No. 11 in 'A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames' bought from Ellis & Green, London, by South Kensington Museum, 26 May 1871 for £12.12.0 for the set. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1B |
| Paper size: | n/a mm |
| Plate mark size: | 139 x 216 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light even residual tone; grey film in top right corner |
| Note on foul biting: | fine and loose, scattered pitting in lower third of plate |
| Print note: | The spots lower right on boat are lighter than on V&A 19792 |
| 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: | not on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | not on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | not on recto |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | crowned 'VAML' in circle, blindstamp at centre below platemark |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0410154 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.