187The Little PutneyNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8514 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought on 8 August 1927 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10578 |
| Paper size: | 192 x 275 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 123 x 201 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is ivory discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Pale overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered flecks, particularly at the upper left corner |
| Print note: | The only drypoint may be the butterfly signature and, possibly, some verticals in the background between the boat and pier. |
| 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: | large shaded pencil butterfly (lower right on recto) |
| 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: | large shaded butterfly |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Whistler Little Putney signed with butterfly' at lower centre on the verso; 'U / u / g' lower left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1800205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.