187The Little PutneyLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 180. State: 1/3 |
| Collection credit: | Hubbard Fund, 1933 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased with the Hubbard Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 126 x 203 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 124 x 201 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The sheet was removed from a book, with old Greek inscription in ink on verso |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light overall tone; parallel curving horizontal bands of picking. |
| Note on foul biting: | a few scattered flecks |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | [illegible] 'No 5th-' at lower right on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | This may not be Whistler's signature (the '6.' in a different lead) |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '338101' (?) |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '6.' on tab in different led from butterfly 'imp.'. Greek and Latin writing in ink on verso. 'The Little Putney' on verso (possibly by Whistler). |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1800103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.