329Rag Shop, Milman's Row, ChelseaFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.160 State: 4/4 |  |
| 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: | 151 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 228 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 appears to be cream discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | illegible |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint?] |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Pale, even tone, darker at left |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered flecks; a large area of horizontal bands of foul biting on the door at centre |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | in mirrored script above tab: '26 M[illegible] Str[eet?] lib / Co [illegible]' |
| 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 44-53 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: | 'W.291 Rag Shop, Milmans Row' at lower right on the verso by C.L. Freer |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2720203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.