185Old Putney BridgeBirmingham Museum and Art GalleryAccession no: 559'04 State: 7/7 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Presented by Mr Wilson King, 1904. |
| Paper size: | 311 x 452 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 300 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a medium overall print tone that is slightly more pronounced at the lower right. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Around the boats under the bridge, the etched lines appear to have broken down somewhat. |
| 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 (in pencil, below platemark) |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W145 / K178 IV Old Putney Bridge' on recto, at lower left; 'Whistler Putney Bridge £6.6.0' on recto, at lower right, below platemark. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1780417 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.