47Old Westminster BridgeBowdoin College Museum of ArtAccession no: 1963.333 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Miss Susan Dwight Bliss (1882-1966), New York, to Bowdoin College Museum of Art, September 1963. |
| Paper size: | 210 x 330 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 75 x 202 mm |
| Note on size: | rough edges |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | deckle present on three edges |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Coat of arms with three five pointed stars on a shield. |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | overall light tone, with soft flecks |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859' ('t' not crossed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | BCMA rectangular stamp in black ink on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0390236 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.