220Ponte del PiovanUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.390 State: 5/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 238 x 152 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 230 x 152 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | plate tone on the water, mirroring the shape of the bridge |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | warm black ink |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | street sign: 'PONTE DEL PIOVAN / DETTO DEL VOLTO' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | instead of a true period (full stop) after 'imp', there is a short curved line, like a reversed comma or slanted c |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | inscription at lower right on the verso (it begins with what appears to be a 'c' up against a slash mark or numeral '1'); it is covered by a hinge |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2090403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.