185Old Putney BridgeBrooklyn MuseumAccession no: 51.238.1 State: 7/7 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Guy Mayer; given in 1951 to the Brooklyn Museum |
| Paper size: | 301 x 403 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 203 x 298 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | thin, 'antique' laid paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Pro Patria |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone overall |
| Note on foul biting: | texture overall |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' of 1888/1890 under impression big butterfly of 1884/5 lower right |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'xxv' to right of butterfly |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' (H. Harper Benedict) stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'E 3863' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1780z14 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.