97Chelsea WharfBritish MuseumAccession no: 1890-09-05-2 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1890. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50315 |
| Paper size: | 141 x 218 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 92 x 189 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 and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone - lighter round edge (bevel?) |
| Note on foul biting: | A few tiny dots, and along edges |
| Print note: | light, delicate, pale impression with fading drypoint in sky |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler / 1865' \ butterfly on buildings |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards, 'CHELSEA WHARF', CLOVER, HAY AND STRA..W 'THOMAS WEEKS, CHELSEA WHARF, ROMAN CEMENT AND LIME' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| 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: | |
| 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: | K0890205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.