355Melon Shop, HoundsditchNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8596 State: 1/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10660 |
| Paper size: | 130 x 177 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 177 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | illegible-- possibly the upper tips of the letters of PRO PATRIA? |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Traces of tone near the palte edges, mottled at upper right (dust?) |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered flecks |
| Print note: | Warm black ink |
| 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 35 to 45 mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 30957' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '165' at lower left on the verso; 'Melon Shop-' at lower centre on the verso; 'Hounsditch' at lower right on the verso, all |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2930103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.