186Little Putney BridgeBritish MuseumAccession no: 1890-09-05-1 State: 2/5 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1890. |
Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50526 |
Paper size: | 186 x 258 mm |
Plate mark size: | 132 x 207 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | off white |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
Note on the paper: | possibly from a book, with light red ruled lines horizontally along the top platemark and in bottom margin |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | n/a |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | light even overall tone |
Note on foul biting: | tiny dots or texture in the central area |
Print note: | Quite rich effect on bridge and trees |
Whistler's sign on plate: | |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly |
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: | butterfly of 1879 |
Collector's mark: | 'HM' and 'PRINTSELLERS ASSOCIATION' blind stamp in circle |
Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
ID: | K1790104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.