290The Rag Shop, Milman's RowFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.163 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Obach & Co., (Obach receipt, 11 July 1903), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1903; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 95 x 163 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 94 x 163 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is ivory or cream discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial Pro Patria |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Pale traces near the plate edges |
| Note on foul biting: | Considerable foul biting at upper left and upper centre and a patch along the right plate edge. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | tab 49-58 mm from left, height 2mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Obach + Co, July/03 W302 Old Clothes Shop. No 2 W302' across the lower sheet edge on the verso by C.L. Freer |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2580205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.