187The Little PutneyArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1927.1745 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Forsyth Bequest |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Acquired from the estate of Robert Forsyth by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1927. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 3432 |
| Paper size: | 181 x 260 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 124 x 201 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Lion over bow |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | Dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | most foul biting visible in II/III has been removed |
| Print note: | The only drypoint appears to be the butterfly plate signature. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'The Little Putney' |
| 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: | According to Kennedy the title in the plate was not added by Whistler |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'A741' at lower left recto; 'Ex' at lower right verso (possibly by Whistler) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1800302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.