185Old Putney BridgeBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.301 State: 1/7 |
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| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 7257). Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by H. L. Quick, 1910. Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Arthur H. Hahlo, New York, 13 February 1919 ('AGEG.EJ'); 'July 1919 AHEJ'; acquired by Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston for Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 285 x 408 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 202 x 298 mm |
| Note on size: | wide margin |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Pro Patria |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 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: | a very child-like pencil butterfly, not by Whistler |
| Collector's mark: | 'B.M.' (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); unidenfitied mark, obscured; 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 7257 - 1850' '7603' , on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Old Putney Bridge, 145 / 174'; '6 / 6 / - '; 'E/ael65'; ' imp' butterfly [sic] below right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1780103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.