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Furniture Shop

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1949.5.270
State: 1/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 37369). Edward G. Kennedy (b. 1849), New York. Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; probably sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald, Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949.  
Additional acq. no:B-15865  

 

Paper size:101 x 162 mm  
Plate mark size:96 x 162 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  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very pale overall tone  
Note on foul biting:many small pits and scratches; a large patch of acid droplets at upper centre  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'BECCINO' (?) on board or panel at left  
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:tab 17 to 29 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:partial 'B.M.' stamp on verso of tab (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); Edward G. Kennedy (Lugt 857); 'HM' stamp in magenta ink ( Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (H.G.Whittemore, Lugt 1384a)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 37369' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2660107  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.