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Rag Shop, Milman's Row, Chelsea

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 272.2
State: 4/4

Collection credit:Pennell Fund, 1952  
Image credit:  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 35770?). Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Purchased with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:152 x 228 mm  
Plate mark size:152 x 228 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:tan  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:the colour is probably cream discoloured to tan  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:residual only  
Note on foul biting:patches and flecks; horizontal bands across closed door at centre  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:in mirrored script above tab: '26 M[illegible] Str[eet?] 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:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 35770' (?) unclear, erased  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2720208  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.