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The Village Sweet Shop

Whereabouts unknown
Accession no: n/a
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 15162).Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:80 x 122 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:pale buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:ink looks reddish brown  

 

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:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:The stock no. could be 'a1566', a 'Village Street Shop' bought by Wunderlich & Co. from the Thibaudeau Sale, Sotheby's, 30 July 1888, for £3.10  
Collector's mark:  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 15162'  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records  
ID:K2510109  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.