187The Little PutneyBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 58.1076 State: 3/3 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | |
Provenance: | Lee M. Friedman, Boston; given to Boston Museum of Fine Arts by his estate, 13 November 1958. |
Paper size: | 162 x 235 mm |
Plate mark size: | 124 x 201 mm |
Note on size: | mfa said 162 x 236, 121 x 200 |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | cream |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | (faint) L BUSIERE / …. / IV (??) |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | Considerable overall tone, slightly brighter around big boat |
Note on foul biting: | |
Print note: | 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: | '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: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K1800305 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.