290The Rag Shop, Milman's RowNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8575 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 25416). Knoedler & Co., New York (stock nos. 6857, 32564). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10639 |
| Paper size: | 97 x 163 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 94 x 163 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very pale tone, slightly darker at the corners; picking at lower right |
| Note on foul biting: | considerable, including large areas at left, right and lower centre |
| Print note: | A rather worn and dry 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: | tab 29 to 38 mm from left; butterfly of 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp (H.H. Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 25416' underlined, and 'MK 32564' at lower left on verso; 'MK 6857' at lower right on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '82' at lower left on the verso; 'xob' at lower left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2580208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.