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T. A. Nash's Greengrocer's Shop

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 62.2784
State: 5/5

Collection credit:Museum Associates Purchase Fund  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Acquired by Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1962.  

 

Paper size:179 x 124 mm  
Plate mark size:173 x 124 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique'  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone, slightly more at bottom, bome blipping  
Note on foul biting:a few flecks and dots  
Print note:quite a light but clear impression  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'T. A. NASH.' on awning.  
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 29-43mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:'Nash's Fruit Shop'  
Collector's mark:'H.M' circular stamp (H. Mansfield, Lugt); H.W' stamp on verso (H.G.Whittemore, Lugt).  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'wb' (?) verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2630406  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.