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The Little Putney

Glasgow Museums
Accession no: PR.1925.26.ap
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Acquired by Glasgow Museums in 1925.  

 

Paper size:162 x 244 mm  
Plate mark size:214 x 202 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:slightly darkened  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:coat of arms with decorative scroll surround  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:deep tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:slight retroussage, good impression, warm ink colour  

 

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:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'1' in pencil on recto, museum numbers in pen on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1800z08  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.