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185

Old Putney Bridge

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.400
State: 7/7

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:C. G. Boerner, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 11 October 2001; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:015.2002  

 

Paper size:314 x 457 mm  
Plate mark size:200 x 299 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:possibly from former treatment  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:"1814 / 2"  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:overall warm brown tone - sails, right pier highlighted?  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:rich, contrasty imp.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:elaborate shaded [butterfly] below platemark at lower left  
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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:20 x 17 1/8 [14 1/8?] on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1780415  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.