290The Rag Shop, Milman's RowMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.135 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 35400). Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 97 x 163 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 94 x 163 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | rather dirty, 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | at top left and upper right edge, and lower left |
| Print note: | OK impression |
| 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: | 1888/90s - small pencil butterfly, tab 105-116 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | stamp 'H B D' in circle on verso (H. B. Dick, Lugt 1297) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 35400' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'oi -' on verso |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K2580207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.