187The Little PutneyBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 25.1288 State: 2/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | 'Brilland Collection' [note on mat]; Francis Bullard (1862-1913), Boston; passed to his cousin Ellen Twistleton Bullard (1865-1959), Boston; given to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, November 1925. |
| Paper size: | 226 x 361 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 123 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | blank leaf from book; blue edges, 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Slight overall tone; retroussage in centre of boat |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Warm black ink; a good impression with rich burr. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly in right margin |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1878/1880 |
| Collector's mark: | 'FB' stamp (F. Bullard, Lugt 982); MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | No. 19 recto; 35 recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1800207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.