298T. A. Nash's Greengrocer's ShopHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession 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.