201The Bridge, Santa MartaMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.105 State: 9/9 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 304 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 297 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight 'antique' |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | post horn |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, darker at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | dots and flecks |
| Print note: |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 54-70 mm from left; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'B. M.' stamped twice on verso (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '17' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2040703 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.