329Rag Shop, Milman's Row, ChelseaNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8583 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock nos. a 65795, 81198). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10647 |
| Paper size: | 152 x 227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 149 x 227 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 is ivory discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | illegible-- lion rampant? |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall tone, slightly heavier across the foreground |
| Note on foul biting: | many scattered flecks; concentrated areas of pits; directional lines of droplets on the doors at centre |
| Print note: | fine richly inked impression with soft drypoint |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | in mirrored script above tab: '26 [M?] [illegible] [Str?] - - [ 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 46 to 57 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The inscription at the bottom of the plate does not look like the lettering described here. (mh) Enhanced and reversed from digital image it appears roughly as above, but the interpretation is doubtful (mfm) |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 65795' and 'a 81198' (crossed out) at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2720205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.