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Ponte del Piovan

Glasgow Museums
Accession no: PR.1944.10.as

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Acquired by Glasgow Museums in 1944.  

 

Paper size:237 x 153 mm  
Plate mark size:228 x 153 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:pale buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique', fine laid lines  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:overall light tone, slightly more at bottom  
Note on foul biting:a few flecks  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'PONTE DEL PIOVAN / DETTO DEL VOLTO'  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 30-45mm from left, 1886 butterfly  

 

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  
ID:K2090z08  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.