267Fish Shop, ChelseaBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 50.238 State: 1/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. L. Aaron Lebowich, Boston; given to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, February 1950. |
| Paper size: | 143 x 217 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 138 x 217 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | heart with letters EVIC; 'S. WISE & co / 1823' (AIC Lithographs vol. 2, p. 431, no. 320) below |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight overall tone, slightly darker on pavement in foreground |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Effective shading but not too dark in the door. |
| 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 36-47 from left; pencil butterfly dates from 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'mk 33276' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | Maunders Fish Shop K264 I |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2640104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.