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Rag Shop, Milman's Row, Chelsea

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession 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.