187The Little PutneyWhitworth Art Gallery, ManchesterAccession no: P.5892 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given to the Whitworth Art Gallery by Denis F. Pilkington, 1959. |
| Paper size: | 194 x 271 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 124 x 202 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan (laid) |
| Note on the paper: | slightly darkened to cream (or vice versa!) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even tone overall |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Quite heavily inked on the boats the butterfly is thin and rather pale |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1800z02 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.