186Little Putney BridgeBritish MuseumAccession no: 1890-09-05-1 State: 2/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1890. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50526 |
| Paper size: | 186 x 258 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 132 x 207 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
| Note on the paper: | possibly from a book, with light red ruled lines horizontally along the top platemark and in bottom margin |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | tiny dots or texture in the central area |
| Print note: | Quite rich effect on bridge and trees |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly |
| 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: | butterfly of 1879 |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' and 'PRINTSELLERS ASSOCIATION' blind stamp in circle |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1790104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.