201The Bridge, Santa MartaBritish MuseumAccession no: 1887-10-10-73 State: 9/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Printed by Whistler for Messrs Dowdeswell, London, for publication, 1886; given by Messrs Dowdeswell and Thibadeau to the British Museum, London, 1887. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA52139 |
| Paper size: | 297 x 198 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 290 x 198 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | n/a |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, slightly more at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | little dots and flecks, some texture at the bottom around boats and children |
| Print note: | A pleasant, light impression, almost orangey brown; strongest on shaded building abover centre left, fainter in the background; very soft faded shading on the underside of the bridge |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1886; tab 40-57mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2040806 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.