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Ponte del Piovan

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.304
State: 5/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Labey, 15 February 1919 ('DGE'); 'July 1919 GEJ'); acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA  

 

Paper size:235 x 152 mm  
Plate mark size:226 x 152 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:dark cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):  
Note on the paper:darkened; not examined, hinged at all four corners  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:moderate overall tone, heavier in water  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:warm black  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:street sign: 'PONTE DEL PIOVAN / DETTO DEL VOLTO'  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:o  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of 1886; 30-49mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2090z05  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.