266The Village Sweet ShopLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 251 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1937 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 84 x 124 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 82 x 124 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: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall, slightly darker near left edge and at right |
| Note on foul biting: | granular tone at center; burnishing in several places on 'shutter |
| Print note: | dark shading in doorway showing wear |
| 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: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | at 93 to 101 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2510111 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.