185Old Putney BridgeBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 35.1195 State: 7/7 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Mrs Henry Lee Higginson, Sr., Boston; bequeathed to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, July 1935. |
| Paper size: | 205 x 295 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 201 x 295 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | antiquelaid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial, '4' over double ^ (possiblyStrasbourg Lily); none dpb |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A restrained print, and delicate drypoint lines with little burr |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886/1887; tab 60-71 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1780413 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.